Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Russian Sub Sunk

["Marsee Skidmore" <heyred@email.msn.com>]

US Navy DSRVs use a mercury trim system. Not to dis the approach, but this
was
State of the Art, 1968. I forget the achievable trim angle, but I don't
think it was 60 degrees. With all of the particulars involved, it's hard to
believe that the Limeys could mate with any foreign escape trunks. But if
they can mate, they can break in. I wish them Godspeed. - Joe

----- Original Message -----
From: <SFreihof@aol.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 9:48 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Russian Sub Sunk


> In a message dated 8/17/00 10:28:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> michaelbholt@juno.com writes:
>
> << On the engineering side of this, have we heard anything
>  about how to design a rescue sub that will mate at that
>  extreme angle? >>
>
> I can't imagine designing the Rescue Vehicle itself taking on extreme
angles
> like that in order to mate with the downed sub.  It seems to me the
solution
> would be in designing some sort of articulating escape trunk from the RV
> which mates to the downed sub.  I would imagine that's already been
thought
> out...
>
> Stan
>