The Nature of Things

The Physics of Sailing (7x6)

Date de diffusion: Juil 25, 1966

The scientific study of the physics of sailing, is a fairly new field. This program looks at scientific efforts to understand why sailing ships do what they do. At Britain's University of Southampton two wind tunnels are used to study both sail and hull action. The program includes exciting film of ships in action, as well as wind tunnel and radio-controlled model experiments.