Trim Tab

Buckminster Fuller wanted TrimTab written on his grave stone, so I thought I would tell you what I discovered, from research I have found.




Above picture of Buckminster Fuller grave stone



Above is a picture of a cargo ship 2300 tons in weight and can carry up to 7,500 large containers which are 40 feet long (Full length of lorry). Some of these containers weighing as much as 30 tonne. So you could say this ship is carrying a huge amount of weight.

 




What's extrodoarnay is that it doesn't take much strength to steer a ship. When you steer the steering wheel, what happens is you are moving a tiny object which can be found at the back of a ship. This tiny object will manage which direction the ship goes in.

 The amusing thing is that the object can be a lot more smaller than what is found on cargo ships today.




The trim tab can be found on the rudder of a cargo ship. The (moveable flap) in this drawing is the trimtab





You can find the trim tab on an aeroplane, it controls the up and down direction.

You could say the trimtab if position correctly, doesn't matter how small it is, it will control the movement of the whole object. A classic example of working with natures coordinates (synergistic).