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Again on University ready for winter XI2008
Blue sea and.... something:-)
Sailing with a new engine is really pleasant.
But the waves on the sea were really big:-)
Traveling with the new engine was really great. 26.09.2008
We start our new engine together.
Our guest - Zbyszek Kopea – designer and builder of first electric cars in Poland.
Coast Guard was really close:-)
Again on the sea, on the route to Gdynia on First in Poland meeting of electric vehicles. 18.09.2008
Old timer meeting on Motlava river – Gdansk. 30 VIII 2008
Pictures form www.zdjecia.pl
We are waiting for a new, more powerful electric engine. 21.08.2008
Controlling of the boat is really easy;-) 17 VIII 2008
Trade “Sea and Wind” - Gdynia 7 - 10 VIII 2008
Legendary place ahead – where the IIww began – Westerplatte.
View from the sea - Grand Hotel in Soppot.
Sailing from Gdansk to Gdynia, probably first sea sail of solar powered boat in Poland.
Mooring place – Marina Gdansk
First pleasant sails, river Motlawa - Gdansk:-) 1.06.2008
Model tests of manoeuvre possibilities
Tests on river Motlawa - Gdansk
Meeting with chancellor (president) of Gdansk University of Technology 05.2008
Official presentation – Gdansk. 24.05.2008
A day before official presentation, SOLAR on river Motlawa in the center of old city Gdansk. 23.05.2008
Launching date - 22.05.2008
Wiring. Gdansk Univ. of. Techn. - 21.05.2008
We are working almost nonstop... 19.05.2008
Sunday 01:00am, second layer panting. Gdansk Univ. of. Techn. 18.05.2008
Last welding. Gdansk Univ. of. Techn. - 16.05.2008
Work is hard, close to midnight. Gdansk Univ. of. Techn. 26.04.2008
Main construction welding completed. 18.04.2008
Alu construction assemble. WISLA ALUMINIUM 17.04.2008
Tests in the tests pool, speed 2,5 [m/s]. Centrum Techniki Okretowej 11.04.2008
First contact with water. Centrum Techniki Okretowej 10.04.2008 20:00pm
Boat ready for testing.
Complicated rotation process. 9.04.2008
Assembly process finished. Gdansk Univ. of. Techn. - 8.04.2008
Close form midnight, our kids are sleeping… Gdansk Univ. of. Techn. 5.04.2008
Bended pipes ready for assembly on hulls - WISLA ALUMINIUM Shipyard 2.04.2008
Life is hard... Gdansk Univ. of. Techn. - 2.04.2008
Hulls and deck assembly process – very difficult and tire. Gdansk Univ. of. Techn. 1.04.2008
There is something wrong with our engine, we have to send it back to producer… 25.03.2008
Deck is finished. WISLA ALUMINIUM Shipyard - 19.03.2008
Precisely as it was promised by the boss, deck is almost finished promised. WISLA ALUMINIUM Shipyard 7.03.2008
Preparing for welding process in WISLA ALUMINIUM Shipyard!! 5.03.2008
We are preparing template of the deck for WISLA ALUMINIUM Shipyard, 28.02.2008
Hulls are almost ready!! Well done! 27.02.2008
Model tests in progress. 7.02.2008
Firs hull in the mould. 09.01.2008.
Results of CFD calculations made at Centrum Techniki Okretowej
Waves around catamaran hulls, CFD calculations made in CTO.
Pressure on hull surface, CFD calculations made in CTO.
Last approved design of the boat, authors: W. Lesniewki, K. Niklas – Gdansk University of Technology (c)
11.10.2000 One of the concept boats.
9.10.2007 Deck was designed and checked (FEM method).
5.10.2007 We are looking on next model – SWAT type. Model tests will start soon!
25.09.2007 First model (1:5) almost ready for model tests.
last update 8.12.2008