Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Hull design

[TeslaTony@aol.com]

I have done quite a bit of research into three wheel cars, specifically the 
teardrop shaped ones and so far have found that putting the larger part in 
the front is aerodynamically (and hydrodynamically) better for stability, 
especially if the propulsion is in the front as well.

One of the most famous examples of the teardrop shape for a car was the 
Dymaxion designed by Buckminster Fuller.
 The Dymaxion was able to go faster than the 1933 Edsel Ford (which had the 
same drivetrain, probably the engine as well), get better gas milage and was 
longer. The main unusual feature about this car was the fact that the back 
"lonely" wheel was used for steering while the two front wheels were used for 
propelling the car, allowing it to turn around a person with a 
mind-bogglingly small clearance ("To avoid getting tickets all you have to do 
is get the policeman dizzy and then drive off" someone remarked once).

I bet that these same principles could be apllied to a sub pretty easily just 
as long as you don't ram into any pier pilings at 90 knots on your maiden 
voyage.

Anthony