fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 An easy one now: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Sketch of a doodle bug engine prototype Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Sketch of a doodle bug engine prototype A very ingenious suggestion Bernard but its not that. In case anyone thinks this is some idle doodle (sorry) this a sketch at the end of a report that at one time was classed as secret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 AFTER the last one first thought one of them bottles they give you if you are male and in hospital but is it a type of radio a valve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 In case anyone thinks this is some idle doodle (sorry) Sometimes sorry just isn't enough Clive..........did make me grin though :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Some sort of scale would be useful, would it fit in a matchbox or a football HMVF tank playing field? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wally dugan Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 is it made of glass it is it a cross section of a paraffin lamp glass and mantle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 AFTER the last one first thought one of them bottles they give you if you are male and in hospital but is it a type of radio avalve Although it looks rather like an open ended one Wally :embarrassed: Indeed some of those thermionic devices do look rather like this, its not that either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Some sort of scale would be useful, would it fit in a matchbox or a football HMVF tank playing field? What system units would you like Bernard? The British standard media scales are: a potato, double-decker bus, olympic swimming pool, premier league football pitch, Wales, South America or the Moon. At a guess I think its somewhere between the double-decker & the olympic swimming pool. I'll go below, I've got a little diagram & come back with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 is it made of glass it is it a cross section of a paraffin lamp glass and mantle I'm in tune with your thoughts there on glassware Wally, but not made of glass as it is big thing. Measurements in a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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wally dugan Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 A BALLOON of sorts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gritineye Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Yes that media scale is rather annoying isn't it.... So broken lines usually denote some thing hidden or below the level of the continuous lines, dare I suggest a marine or submarine object? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrykins Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Clive. Sketch plan of a landing craft! Me thinks. Jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey089 Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Mini Sub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 A BALLOON of sorts Could be one of those daft shaped ones Wally they come in all shapes & sizes these days. But it's not one of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Yes that media scale is rather annoying isn't it.... So broken lines usually denote some thing hidden or below the level of the continuous lines, dare I suggest a marine or submarine object? The dotted lines are the real crux of the drawing really & it is marine Bernard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Mini Sub It looks that sort of thing Davey, but this is marine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Clive. Sketch plan of a landing craft! Me thinks. Jerry Well done Jerry, yes very good! It is indeed a "Tank Landing Craft" Just remains to work out the purpose of the dotted lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andym Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Something with a capstan and pulleys? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Something with a capstan and pulleys? Andy Nope its not that Andy. Sorry I realise there are several other dotted lines. The significant ones are the red lines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redherring Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Could it be some sort of disguise to disorient an ardent enemy pilot? Clutching at straws really... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 Could it be some sort of disguise to disorient an ardent enemy pilot? Clutching at straws really... It's always worth having a go, but its not that. This rather modest sketch is from a very detailed research file commissioned in Feb 1941. The implications of it were absolutely crucial on the ability of the Royal Navy to defend the UK. It includes many graphs & calculations, in fact I should really give it to a museum. I say that in case anyone thinks this stuff was just be googled up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I have not been keeping up with this thread so might suggest something already said. It is some sort of sensor or device to hide the object from radar or sonar, of which I think could be a submarine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted February 9, 2014 Author Share Posted February 9, 2014 I have not been keeping up with this thread so might suggest something already said. It is some sort of sensor or device to hide the object from radar or sonar, of which I think could be a submarine. Richard nope its not a cloaking device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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