03.4 - Applied Aerodynamics
NUMERICAL-THEORETICAL EVALUATION OF THE DITCHING OF A HULL WITH DIHEDRAL ANGLES BETWEEN -5 AND 20 DEGREES
D. Guagliardo¹, E. Cestino¹, A. Virdis¹, A. Alfero¹, V. Sapienza¹; ¹Politecnico of Turin, Italy
The purpose of this paper is to present a detailed analysis of the impact of the hull of the S55 seaplane on a still water surface. The hull in question has a particularly interesting shape, with dihedral angles ranging from -5 to 30 degrees.