The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #62769   Message #1016265
Posted By: Dave Bryant
10-Sep-03 - 10:31 AM
Thread Name: Can you really raise a ship with hot air
Subject: RE: Can you really raise a ship with hot air
Mr Happy there is a true story about a chap who tried exactly that and ended up in an air lane because he overdid it. I would think that getting a near neutral trim might prove difficult and even a light breeze would impart a considerable horizontal velocity.