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Combining Turn Heeling Moments With Others.
    `Demonstrates combining heeling moments
    `Finds max VCG for a series of drafts.
    
    proj hmmt2
    
    read fv
    report
    
    wind 90
    variable radius=500, speed=16
    variable n=0
    
    lim area from abs 0 to ra0 > 10
    
    macro hmrep
    if "%1"<>"" then hmmt report
    /
    
    macro mx `%1 - draft
    heel 0
    trim {tr}
    draft %1
    if "%2"<>"" then vcg %2 else vcg %1
    solve weight, lcg
    hmmt wind
    .hmrep %2
    variable hm1={HMMT}
    hmmt turn {radius}, {speed}
    .hmrep %2
    set hm1={hm1} plus {HMMT}
    hmmt {hm1} /c1 `Heeling moment is now the sum at zero heel times cosine heel
    .hmrep %2
    vcg 0
    solve maxvcg
    if "%2"="" then exit mx %1 {FVCG} `repeat with the preliminary max VCG to refine turn hmmt
    page
    ra /lim
    set n={n} plus 1
    variable dr{n}=%1, vc{n}={VCG}
    /
    
    variable tr=0 `trim angle
    .mx (6,0.5) 5
    
    macro summ
    \{ dr%1:3} { vc%1:3}\
    me {dr%1}, {vc%1}
    /
    
    page
    \ Draft Max VCG\
    me plotstart "Max VCG vs draft at trim={tr:2} degrees"
    me plotlabel "Draft", "Max VCG"
    .summ ({n},1) 1
    me plotend
    
    print preview
    report off
    end
    
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