Ship "FLIP" which rotates 90 degrees and rises vertically at sea

A total length of 355 feet (about 108 meters), of which 300 feet (about 91 meters) is submerged in water and the remaining 55 feet (about 17 meters), roughly the height equivalent to 5 buildings of buildings stood erect on the sea It is a wind changed ship. Its identity is a survey ship built around 40 years ago. The crew is also serious because it adapts to the rotation of the ship, but the details of the accessories in it are amazing.

Of course it does not meanless vertically, there are merits as well. Details of the movies and merits that appear to be actually vertical will be as follows.
FLIP! The Scripps Ship that FLIPS!

The height is about this. It is quite expensive.

How big is FLIP?

There are photos such as washstand on the following page, but it is pecking 2 so that it can be used even when it becomes vertical.

FLIP: The World's Strangest Research Lab

On the mechanism of how it can be vertical in theory, there is a commentary on animation using Flash on the following page. It seems to put seawater in the long part.

FLIP Animation

This is the movie that appears to be actually vertical.

FLIP Flipping! (QuickTime format movie)

So, what kind of merit is there on this vertical ship is obvious if you look at the animation below.

FLIP versus Ship

In other words, like a general ship, the posture does not change significantly due to waves, and you can maintain a very quiet state. For this reason, it is possible to investigate the sea for a long time without being influenced by the weather. It seems that if it is vertical it seems to be unstable with it, but its stability can be confirmed by doing the experiment like the figure below. It seems that it can be easily constructed, so it may be suitable for free research in summer.

Flip Experiment

So the picture of this ship is below. There is one obviously one that differs ... ....

FLIP Gallery