Curtiss also added breather tubes to the flying boat hull. These were small copper tubes that ran from the inside of the hull to the undersurface step to relieve the low pressure under the hull and ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. This is the original builder’s half ...

Lou Husser, a member of the Washington Ship Model Society, restored the model he is holding, which was built by a Lorton prison inmate about a half-century ago. The prison closed in 2001. (John ...

Researchers have found that water temperature in ship model towing tanks can affect the accuracy of real-world performance predictions.

A scale model of a Hull tug which won battle honours during the Falklands War has been given a new birth on the city's Victoria Pier waterfront .