Comment Comment by acd Green idea: One could skip the bow and replace it with CCTV HD cameras and keep the crew in ground level on the middle of the ship where it will be least rocky. Shouldnt that reduce air drag even more?Something similar with CCTV has been done for remote air traffic control towers. http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a20075/saab-remote-ai...Also add superhydrophobic coating and or supercavitation to reduce the water drag. That should be able to reduct fuel consumption even more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercavitation http://www.gizmag.com/ghost-super-cavitating-military-boat/2... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhydrophobic_coating https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/superhydrophobic-metals... parent acd 10 years ago
Something similar with CCTV has been done for remote air traffic control towers. http://www.popularmechanics.com/flight/a20075/saab-remote-ai...
Also add superhydrophobic coating and or supercavitation to reduce the water drag. That should be able to reduct fuel consumption even more. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supercavitation http://www.gizmag.com/ghost-super-cavitating-military-boat/2... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superhydrophobic_coating https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/superhydrophobic-metals...