Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OSS diameter

["Warrend Greenway" <dub@linuxmail.org>]

10 tons is the limit here with some stipulations, though there
are various occupations that affect this limit. That truck my
friend got and now drives is 4 tons, and he is allowed to tow
10 tons with it without needing a license. But we will need to
keep the lower limit in mind.

Warren.

> The only design I know with below 3 ts (6600pd)
> and has space in the body area is this..
> 
> http://www.psubs.org/pic/tadpole.html
> 
> Is there a size limit for a US car driver licence ? 
> The new car drive licence here are limit to 3,5 ts and 
> my old one is limit to 7,5 ts cars. 
> You need a loory driver licence if you want to bigger here. 
> 
> regards Carsten
> 
> 
> Warrend Greenway schrieb:
> > 
> > I guess that's the one problem I have with the 1 meter diameter.
> > I didn't really want to sit in that area, and that smaller diameter
> > would necessiate it. Here's a question for all on this: Do we need
> > the diameter to remain constant down the length of the dub? You really
> > only need the hull diameter to be generous right where you are going
> > to sit. What about necking the pressure sull down? This could also
> > facilitate a smoother fairing, since the tanks, pods, and such could
> > come out just to the diameter of the large hull section. If you are
> > going to do flanges anyhow, I can't see any real reason not to do this
> > and save a lot on weight and size while retaining comfort space.
> > 
> > Warren.
> > 
> > > Hi Folks
> > >
> > > With so many folks mentioning trailers and haulage I have got to revise
> > > my diameter spec down to 1 meter I am about 5'11" and fairly broad and
> > > after messing about with pieces of furniture and measuring tape I am
> > > sure I can live an internal 80mm breadth and considering your head and
> > > shoulders would be in the hatch / veiwport space it does not seem to bad.
> > >
> > > Regards, Garry
> > > On Wednesday, January 15, 2003, at 08:25  pm, Carsten Standfuss wrote:
> > >
> > > > Warrend the sub on the
> > > >
> > > > http://www.prismnet.com/~moki/20030113.171503/TWOMAN-2003-01.jpg
> > > >
> > > > file has a diamter of 0,964 meter (3,16 feet)
> > > > and a cylinderhull length without the endcaps of 2,654 meter (8,7 feet).
> > > > I estimate that the weight is about 2,8 ts.
> > > >
> > > > same sub with 1,2 meter (3,94 feet) diameter will be something
> > > > around 4 ts.
> > > >
> > > > regards Carsten
> > > >
> > >
> > 
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