Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Pressure hull materials

[Michael B Holt <tlohm@juno.com>]

On Sun, 22 Dec 2002 08:59:14 -0600 Dale Raby  writes:
>
>One other question....  Bushnell's Turtle as well as the CSA Hunley
utilized
>simple muscle power for propulsion.  They didn't have electrics or
internal
>combustion engines.  Has anyone postulated a modern Hunley that would 
>use the same type of propulsion?

I've written a program to calculate the power requirements of the
original Hunley.    To move all that mass and wetted surface at a
respectable speed of 4 knots requires less than 2 HP.   

Yes, it could be done.   I'm not sure it'd be a lot of fun, though.



Mike H. 



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