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SA Navy A200 Valour Class Frigate

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Specifiche

Lunghezza della barca
56" (142.24 cm)
Peso della barca
211g (7 oz)
Tipo di motore
Brushed
Tipo di propulsione
Direct
Eliche
260
Tipo di batteria
Lead Acid
mAh della batteria
291 mAh
Tipo di elica
315
Dimensione elica
40mm

Foto

Informazioni su questa barca

Four South African Valour Class frigates are the major surface ships of the SA Navy. The German designers, Blohm & Voss Hamburg, designated this design as the MEKO A200SAN type.
The model represents the "SAS Spioenkop" the third ship of this class to be completed. Laid down on 28 Feb 2002, launches 02 Aug 2003 and Commissioned 15 March 2004. LOA 121m, beam 21m, Displacement 3,600t. Cruise speed on 2 diesels 23kn and with CODAG warp (jet drive) about 30kn.
In addition to the two props the model also has the jet drive that I scratch built.
She carries a Super Lynx helicopter (modified SA Navy type) and this feature is automated on the model with the hangar door opening and the helicopter moving out and stopping on the helipad and visa versa controlled from the TX. The video clip that I would have liked to show gets a response of "Please enter an available You Tube Video" which I did but have removed it as the system would not accept my posting.

Commenti

  1. Mervyn
    Mozzo di bordo
    Excellent model. Well done considering that you only had hull lines and had to use photos for other details.
    Mervyn.
    Piaciuto da Martin555
  2. Joburg-sailor
    Petty Officer 1st Class
    Thanks Fleet for yr info. Direct placing this small vid into "Photos/Files" box seems to be empty. I will submit anyway and see what happens.
    This rather bad video (poor light) is the first test of the jet drive some time ago. I have no idea of the scale speed of 30kts would be but I am sure it is way overscale on the video. I was just pretty schuffed that it worked!
    Piaciuto da RNinMunich
  3. RNinMunichBronze
    Ammiraglio di flotta
    BTW; in case anyone is wondering if 'Scotty' is the Chief Engineer on board this frigate😉
    here the down to earth (sea🙄) truth!
    "CODAG WARP
    CODAG Water jet And Refined Propeller (WARP), a system developed by Blohm+Voss as option for their MEKO line of ships, .... . CODAG WARP uses two diesel engines to drive two propellers in a combined diesel and diesel (CODAD) arrangement, i.e., both shafts can also be powered by any single engine, and a centerline water jet powered by a gas turbine. The idling water jet does not cause drag, and since its nozzle can be placed further aft and higher it does not affect the size of the propellers. "
    Cheers, Doug 😎
    Piaciuto da Martin555
  4. RNinMunichBronze
    Ammiraglio di flotta
    PS I noticed your pics appearing in my last post while I was still writing it😮
    So I kicked 'em out😉
    Strange phenomenon!
    Server sometimes seems to get it's 'lines crossed' with simultaneous postings and forgets where it's put stuff!? It must be getting old, like me🤔
    Cheers, Doug 😎
    Piaciuto da Martin555
  5. RNinMunichBronze
    Ammiraglio di flotta
    Hi PO,
    Check your PMs. I answered your question there yesterday😉
    My message describes the usual way of going via You Tube.
    However, in this case, JFF, I tried just adding it via the 'Photos/Files' box to the right of the Post editing window.
    It worked I think because the vid is relatively low resolution, quite short and hence not too large. Just under 8MByte in fact.
    I suspect that the limit for direct uploading like this could be 10MB to prevent jamming the server with terabytes of long HD vids.
    Cheers, Doug 😎
    Piaciuto da Martin555
  6. Joburg-sailor
    Petty Officer 1st Class
    For those interested...attached pics illustrate awesome power of Warp (jet) drive on the A200....and the result of the "full stop at full speed" exercise.
  7. Joburg-sailor
    Petty Officer 1st Class
    Petty Officer 2nd Class has very small brain and although remembers how to open Media File by clicking on top left hand thingy when it appears but perhaps Fleet can advise (again!!!) how to get the media file into the posting in the first place... Sir!
    Piaciuto da Martin555 and RNinMunich
  8. redpmg
    Commodoro
    Agree with JB - that's very clever the way you made the jet unit - Inspiring.
    Thanks for checking for the plans
    Piaciuto da Martin555

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