Disclosure will likely happen faster than that, but it has to be rolled out in a “digestable” way for us to be able to put it to use. Some of the tech has already been used to seed companies and “research universities”, and you will see it rolled out as “breakthroughs” and “gradual technological advancements” even though much of the tech is at least 1000 years old.
Note Russians are using tech found in ancient Indian texts to make their highspeed hypersonic missiles work. They translated out an “aero-skin” that works like shark-skin scales to create local air pockets that the overall airstream can move over at low friction when going fast.
USA submarine tech back 20 yrs ago was using similar surface designs to make the flow turbulent to a point and increase speed and reduce noise. I know a guy that worked at Groton.
Possibly from same seed source, but not unreasonable to develop a variation for denser water independently. Noncompressible fluid theory combined with sub propulsion cavitation damping, and a late night Nat’l Geographic episode on shark propulsion might lead an observant engineer down the same path.
Kinda. Red Oct had a drive technology that was secret. This was a surface coating and material reducing laminar flow that tends to ‘suck’ and create drag. Perfectly smooth surfaces aren’t the fastest many times.
Disclosure will likely happen faster than that, but it has to be rolled out in a “digestable” way for us to be able to put it to use. Some of the tech has already been used to seed companies and “research universities”, and you will see it rolled out as “breakthroughs” and “gradual technological advancements” even though much of the tech is at least 1000 years old.
Note Russians are using tech found in ancient Indian texts to make their highspeed hypersonic missiles work. They translated out an “aero-skin” that works like shark-skin scales to create local air pockets that the overall airstream can move over at low friction when going fast.
USA submarine tech back 20 yrs ago was using similar surface designs to make the flow turbulent to a point and increase speed and reduce noise. I know a guy that worked at Groton.
Possibly from same seed source, but not unreasonable to develop a variation for denser water independently. Noncompressible fluid theory combined with sub propulsion cavitation damping, and a late night Nat’l Geographic episode on shark propulsion might lead an observant engineer down the same path.
Just like in "The Hunt for Red October"?
Kinda. Red Oct had a drive technology that was secret. This was a surface coating and material reducing laminar flow that tends to ‘suck’ and create drag. Perfectly smooth surfaces aren’t the fastest many times.
Cool stuff. Science!!
Yes! Love cool tech!