. Analysis of test data on the performance characteristics of planning and displacement floats for supporting submerged loads. Towing; Pontoons. 46 (18) "Balsa Wood Life Floats: Test of Alternate Methods of Cover- ing," ITL Report 1220-C, 21 May 1943. (19) "Floater Net Floats Treated With Eclut," ITL Report 1580, 29 November 19^3. (20) "Neoprene Cement Coating for Balsa Wood Life Floats," ITL Report 1216-B, 25 October 1943. APPENDIX 1 TESTS OP THE NAVAL MINE WARFARE TEST STATION FLOAT DESCRIPTION OP THE NMWTS FLOAT The NMWTS float, Figure 36, was evidently designe
. Analysis of test data on the performance characteristics of planning and displacement floats for supporting submerged loads. Towing; Pontoons. 46 (18) "Balsa Wood Life Floats: Test of Alternate Methods of Cover- ing," ITL Report 1220-C, 21 May 1943. (19) "Floater Net Floats Treated With Eclut," ITL Report 1580, 29 November 19^3. (20) "Neoprene Cement Coating for Balsa Wood Life Floats," ITL Report 1216-B, 25 October 1943. APPENDIX 1 TESTS OP THE NAVAL MINE WARFARE TEST STATION FLOAT DESCRIPTION OP THE NMWTS FLOAT The NMWTS float, Figure 36, was evidently designed originally as a static marker buoy without thought to its subsequent application as a towed float. It appears, therefore, that its use for towing was suggested on the basis of simplicity of construction and ease of handling. The model submit- ted for test was of hollow sheet-metal construction and weighed approximately 27 pounds with a total buoyancy of 130 pounds in sea water. The float hull has no auxiliary surfaces for either lift or stabilization. It was requested that tests be made with two methods of towing. The first was to tow from a point on the hull 4 inches forward of the center. 2-^-pound Plate "•'^—3-11- Sfiffeners *—Towing Shackle Figure 36 - Float for Catenary Sweep Submitted for Test by Naval Mine Warfare Test Station. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Eisenberg, Phillip; David W. Taylor Model Basin. Washington, D. C. : Dept. of the Navy, David Taylor Model Basin
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