To maximize the area for two missiles in a cell the idea would be to arrange the diameter of each missile tangent to the diagonal of the square.
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According to , 055's construction employed the world's first 3D CNC plate bending machine for producing external plates with complex curvatures and shapes.
I did some further digging, the CNC plate bending machine is produced by According to , the machine (model SKWB-2500) was deployed by the Jiangnan Shipyard.
Patent Documents:
Here's a video that shows the machine at work:
I have to say, this machine, especially the concept behind it, is rather ingenious. Compared to , such as and hydraulic and , which require multiple time-consuming steps to form the final shape, this Chinese machine can form the plates in a single quick pass and with higher precision.
P.S. I had to share this because my inner geek finds this stuff fascinating.
I did some further digging, the CNC plate bending machine is produced by According to , the machine (model SKWB-2500) was deployed by the Jiangnan Shipyard.
Patent Documents:
Here's a video that shows the machine at work:
I have to say, this machine, especially the concept behind it, is rather ingenious. Compared to , such as and hydraulic and , which require multiple time-consuming steps to form the final shape, this Chinese machine can form the plates in a single quick pass and with higher precision.
P.S. I had to share this because my inner geek finds this stuff fascinating.
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Tbh I'm surprised no one came up with this idea sooner...it seems stupidly intuitive given how curved planes are drawn and modeled in math...According to , 055's construction employed the world's first 3D CNC plate bending machine for producing external plates with complex curvatures and shapes.
I did some further digging, the CNC plate bending machine is produced by According to , the machine (model SKWB-2500) was deployed by the Jiangnan Shipyard.
Patent Documents:
Here's a video that shows the machine at work:
I have to say, this machine, especially the concept behind it, is rather ingenious. Compared to , such as and hydraulic and , which require multiple time-consuming steps to form the final shape, this Chinese machine can form the plates in a single quick pass and with higher precision.
P.S. I had to share this because my inner geek finds this stuff fascinating.
by78
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I know, right? It's such a simple solution. Then again, elegant innovations tend make you wonder why nobody has come up with them before.
A disclaimer though: a similar solution might exist in other industries or for other uses. The Chinese source merely claims that this particular machine is the first in shipbuilding industry.
That said, I dug around quite a bit, but I couldn't find a similar solution employed elsewhere. So the concept itself appears novel and original.
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21st century! please keep posting
It's perfectly valid to group Type-52C and Type-52D. There was a significant overlap in their construction, and they do both fulfill the same function of air defence destroyer in the same hull and cost roughly the same.
I left out 2010 and 2011, because that was the initial ramp up of Type-52C after a long pause in construction, partially due to the shipyard moving location.
As per a naval shipbuilding analysis, doubling ship production typically results in a 20% decrease in unit cost. That argues against only 1 ship per year for 2 shipyards, particularly since we saw a period when Jiangnan was the sole shipbuilder assembling a ship every 6months.
And my words are at least 3 Type-55 per year up to 2019.
If you look at previous posts from a while ago, I do consider that 2 shipyards could produce 4 per year, and that China could theoretically sustain this indefinitely. If that becomes the new normal, its no skin off my back as it backs up my projection of 50-60 AEGIS-type destroyers in the next 20 years.
Also, all the Type-52D have already been launched, and we see no evidence of any more being constructed. We only see the 3x Type-55 which are still to be launched in 2017-2018. So how can we see another 4x Type-52D being launched in 2018 afterwards?
And if you disagree with my "voodoo economics", then you will have to also argue with the commandant of the US Naval Academy at Annapolis. A few years ago, the graduating of midshipmen were addressed by Niall Ferguson, who said that by the time those midshipmen became admirals, the US Navy would almost certainly no longer be the world's largest.
Plus I do find your choice of Voodoo and LOL as not being the spirit of a professional discussion.
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According to , 055's construction employed the world's first 3D CNC plate bending machine for producing external plates with complex curvatures and shapes.
I did some further digging, the CNC plate bending machine is produced by According to , the machine (model SKWB-2500) was deployed by the Jiangnan Shipyard.
Patent Documents:
Here's a video that shows the machine at work:
I have to say, this machine, especially the concept behind it, is rather ingenious. Compared to , such as and hydraulic and , which require multiple time-consuming steps to form the final shape, this Chinese machine can form the plates in a single quick pass and with higher precision.
P.S. I had to share this because my inner geek finds this stuff fascinating.
The first image is of the new submarine construction hall.
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