merboy78xy
09-13-2011, 12:31 PM
OK, so I'm always a day late and a dollar short-- so you guys may have already discussed these new designs, BUT....
I just discovered them for myself and wanted to post in case others like me (new) may also discover them.
I found two really interesting new monofin designs on the market.
VERY expensive, but very interesting.
One of them, the LUNOCET, I am over-the-moon for. It's a great design that truly mimics the movements of the dolphin fluke. It has two pivot points and a specific design to give more "lift" with hydrodynamics than your average fin. It provides torque and both up and down stroke give great propulsion due to the pivots. Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1esM9sX1c4
and
www.lunocet.com
I love the movement of the fluke and according to the website, you can reach between 8 and 10 miles per hour. Supposedly people are using these to perfect "breeching." Who can say. Downsides: I heard on one youtube vid that the guy was complaining of buoyancy creating a difficulty for him with deeper free-diving. I dunno.
The other fin I'm not as crazy about. It has a stranger look and seems sort of inflexible and awkward. But I think it probably does a good job with propulsion. It was designed by aerospace and is called the hydrofoil fin: DOL-fin. here's a link to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmPOwTMoV2g&feature=related
and
www.smithaerospace.us
They've just released their newest model called Orca, which is pricey but is the best looking out of them all. Still not my favorite, but I'd love to give both LUNOCET and DOL-fin a go and see how they feel.
I'm hoping that I can use some of these ideas and advances in technology for my own future designs.
What are your-all's thoughts?
I just discovered them for myself and wanted to post in case others like me (new) may also discover them.
I found two really interesting new monofin designs on the market.
VERY expensive, but very interesting.
One of them, the LUNOCET, I am over-the-moon for. It's a great design that truly mimics the movements of the dolphin fluke. It has two pivot points and a specific design to give more "lift" with hydrodynamics than your average fin. It provides torque and both up and down stroke give great propulsion due to the pivots. Check it out!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1esM9sX1c4
and
www.lunocet.com
I love the movement of the fluke and according to the website, you can reach between 8 and 10 miles per hour. Supposedly people are using these to perfect "breeching." Who can say. Downsides: I heard on one youtube vid that the guy was complaining of buoyancy creating a difficulty for him with deeper free-diving. I dunno.
The other fin I'm not as crazy about. It has a stranger look and seems sort of inflexible and awkward. But I think it probably does a good job with propulsion. It was designed by aerospace and is called the hydrofoil fin: DOL-fin. here's a link to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmPOwTMoV2g&feature=related
and
www.smithaerospace.us
They've just released their newest model called Orca, which is pricey but is the best looking out of them all. Still not my favorite, but I'd love to give both LUNOCET and DOL-fin a go and see how they feel.
I'm hoping that I can use some of these ideas and advances in technology for my own future designs.
What are your-all's thoughts?