I was thinking of rutter like paddled extensions like a old viking ship... Using more
of an airfoil/wind surfer method for steering...?

Could you post or send the code for the sail...?
I'm stuck as to how you do this... It is hand code...?

Simon de Vet wrote:

> Christoph Hormann wrote:
>
> > I remembered having seen something similar in a star trek episode some time ago
> > and did some research:
> >
> > http://clgray.simplenet.com/strtrk/stpics/otherstr/lightship.jpg
>
> I've seen this, but I'm trying to avoid it as much as possible. I posted my images
> on www.scifi-art.com, and was told that mine was one of the first solar sails that
> wasn't a derivative of the trek sail. I like the ship a lot, though...
>
> > Your model seems to lack some sort of steering sail, but the detail work near
> > the center is really impressive.
>
> I've been debating this a bit on www.scifi-art.com. Some think that a solar
> 'rudder' would not work, and others that it would work, but would require a huge
> turning radius (couple of lightyears. Ouch.). Some have reccomended chemical
> thrusters for navigation, but I'd rather stick to light as much as possible.
>
> Anyone have steering ideas?
>
> Simon

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