Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Carbon Fiber

[SFreihof@aol.com]

In a message dated 8/15/00 4:03:40 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
TeslaTony@aol.com writes:

<< Now (check my reasoning here) if your sub displaced 1,000 pounds of water, 
 and your wings generated 1,000 pounds of "lift" you wouldn't need to add 
 extra weight in order for you to sink, unless you somehow make the sub 
 lighter. >>

This design had been explored here before.  The drawback is that you cannot 
maintain depth without forward motion.  There is no way to slow, hover, or 
reverse, without losing depth control unless you can direct sufficient thrust 
appropriately to negate the sub's inherent buoyancy.

Stan