VON SCHNEIDER
VON SCHNEIDER
Length: 38cm * Width: 12cm * Depth: hull 2.4cm, total 5cm
Propulsion & Steering: 2 steerable paddle wheels


After 'MORITZ' was built and tested it was clear that the direction of thrust of the paddle weehls depends on the position of their cover.
That led to the construction of 'VON SCHNEIDER' (sounds like 'Voith-Schneider' ?).

the 'VON SCHNEIDER' drive

Here some test runs:

casting off



maneuvering around


Compared to a Voith- Schneider drive the maneuverability is similar.