Oh, oh, I might have guessed. Only Ardrossan Academy pupils would have the nerve and brass neck to hitch a ride with William to study the design of his fantastic creation.
Nevertheless, it does show the lengths AA pupils will go to in ensuring that they l attain good grades. Select to view
After seeing William,s magnificent model Ryan and Cameron thought that they could and would do much the same. Why not?
A primary aim of design research is discovering and interpreting knowledge in a wide variety of areas.
Research can be defined as a harnessing of curiosity. It is often driven by the researcher’s curiosity, interest, and motivation.
The pictures beneath show researchers with a great deal of motivation, curiosity and interest in their design tasks. Sometimes it happens that to feel fully immersed in their subject, researchers will wear appropriate dress in relation to their assignments.
This is what has happened below.
USS North Carolina (above) was a battleship of the United States Navy.Te The North
Carolina saw combat action in the Pacific in World War II. The ship had so many
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The thickness of her armour on the main turrets is an unbelievable 20 ins (500mm).
Schoolchildren in North Carolina raised the money to buy the huge ship from the US Navy in 1961. In April 1962, she was dedicated at Wilmington, North Carolina as a memorial to North Carolinians of all services killed in World War II and may be visited to this day. The ship was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986
On their visit to the great ship (above), Captain Chris Quinn’s and Captain Tom Cowan’s task was to investigate the materials used to construct the USS North Carolina.
They are pictured standing on the 3 in (75mm) thick teak deck. Under the teak is a 6 in. (150mm) thick armoured steel deck.
Lieutenant Commander John Steel’s task is to investigate and research the evolution of ship design from sail to steam and from steam to diesel and steam turbine. He started his research with the US Coast Guard training and sailing ship, the Eagle. (Shown behind the Commander in the picture opposite)
The Eagle has 6 miles of rigging and 22,500 sq.ft (2,200 sq.m) of sail.
Built in Germany in 1936, it was taken as a war reparation to the United States in 1947. Every year it trains officers of the US Coast Guard.
Commodore Kris Milligan above, looks down on the main deck from the bridge of the battleship USS Missouri. The ‘Mighty Mo’ was built for World War 2. At 45,000 tons and with a crew of 2,700 officers and men she made the Titanic look like a rowing boat. Japan signed the act of surrender on her decks.
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Vice Admiral Stephen Campbell could not wait to launch his battleship. Although she is not yet finished, the Vice Admiral wanted to check the hull for leaks with a short trip around Ardrossan Bay.
Dressed appropriately for the trip, the Vice Admiral was delighted to find that after inspection, not a drop of water had entered the hull.
