[PSUBS-MAILIST] Yikes

[tmsmalley@usinternet.com]

Sounds like what happened to the Kursk with the plasma torpedoes cooking off!


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>From: "Steven Mills" <barycenter@earthlink.net>
>Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 13:18:53 -0800
>To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?
>Hmmm. yes. Add an igniter and vectoring funnels and we
>got a jet pSub or BOOM!
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jacob Lauser <jrlauser@pacbell.net>
>To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 12:40 PM
>Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?
>
>
>> Let's all use propane tanks, while we're at it... =) oops, just kidding!
>;)
>>
>> - Jake Lauser
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <tmsmalley@usinternet.com>
>> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>> Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 6:25 AM
>> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?
>>
>>
>> > A wheeled pontoon tender probably would be the best way to do it. I'm
>> afraid it would cost more than the sub - but sacrifices must be made. I
>want
>> to keep it simple (and cheap) as possible.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > >
>> > >From: "Steven Mills" <barycenter@earthlink.net>
>> > >Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 11:43:32 -0800
>> > >To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>> > >Subject: Re: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?
>> > >How about a pontoon setup that has wheels. You could
>> > >trailer the whole thing, roll the pontoon off the trailer into
>> > >the water and disconnect the pSub once you're in deep
>> > >enough.
>> > >
>> > >----- Original Message -----
>> > >From: <tmsmalley@usinternet.com>
>> > >To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
>> > >Sent: Friday, January 04, 2002 4:30 AM
>> > >Subject: Re: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >> Hi Ray -
>> > >> That's not a bad idea. The struts are just heavy EMT (for electrical
>> > >work). You could probalby make some sort of collapsible or
>disconnectable
>> > >feature that you could reassemble once you were in deep enough water.
>> Maybe
>> > >even with small wheels. They would have to be strong enough not to give
>> if
>> > >you set her down on the bottom.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >> >
>> > >> >From: Ray Keefer <Ray.Keefer@Sun.COM>
>> > >> >Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 09:18:58 -0800 (PST)
>> > >> >To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>> > >> >Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?
>> > >> >Hi tm,
>> > >> >
>> > >> >> From: tmsmalley@usinternet.com
>> > >> >> To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>> > >> >> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Any Markham Delta Wing Subs built?
>> > >> >> Date: Thu, Jan 3 2002 15:13:30 GMT-0600
>> > >> >> Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
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>> > >> >
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >> I still haven't figured out how to trailer one and be able to
>launch
>> > >and land
>> > >> >it single-handedly. Any ideas? You would need to get it to water at
>> least
>> > >four
>> > >> >feet deep until you got it off (or on) the trailer. A snowmobile
>> trailer
>> > >with a
>> > >> >long tongue and a nice steep concrete boat access?
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >>
>> > >> >
>> > >> >Can the struts that support the battery seat be folded when on
>> trailer?
>> > >> >That would reduce the draft of the sub and the depth of water you
>need
>> > >> >just to launch it.
>> > >> >
>> > >> >Regards,
>> > >> >Ray
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