Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Re: Welcome to thePersonal_Submersibles_Discussion

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

Hmmmm.  Isn't that self defeating?  A submarine capable of light speed? 
Don't think the ocean is big enough, do you?  At that speed you'd
probrobly put the sub into orbit.
Carl


> "Dale A. Raby" wrote:
> 
> OK, Carsten, how does it work?  Ion propulsion?  How do you boost it
> out of the gravity well?  Energy requirements to boost a mass to
> anything near light speed are enormous... but I love to hear new
> ideas.
> 
> On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 10:36, Carsten Standfuss wrote:
> 
> > Hi welcome here.. have you a drawing ?
> >
> > It is not serious to offer an idear and
> > than not to explain how its works.
> >
> > And guys - not laughted but I have a nice idear for a spaceship
> > which can run very easy short under lightspeed and with a power
> > consuption to boost the ship to this speed which is very low
> > and easy to handle. Ask is you want to know how it works.. :-)
> >
> > regards Carsten
> >
> >
> > BauWauHausDesign@aol.com schrieb:
> > >
> > > hello all,
> > >
> > > i am a designer and enthusiast. i grew up with my father re-building
> > > airplanes in our patio and have dreamed of underwater exploration.
> > >
> > > my question is this. i have come up with a design which eliminates the
> > > essential problem of water pressure and implosion. a simple fiberglass
> > > hull of 3/4" fiberglass is all to safely dive to a thousand feet or
> > > more. it also means weight is a fraction of current designs and speeds
> > > of around 30 knots. my question is where do i go now? i am more
> > > designer than engineer, good with form, but not tolerances. i also
> > > know my work will lead to patents because my design takes a completely
> > > different approach to conventional design theory, so this is also a
> > > concern.
> > >
> > > so anyone got any ideas?
> > >
> > > thanks alot,
> > >
> > > jeffrey
> >
> 
> 
> Dale A. Raby
> Editor/Publisher
> The Green Bay Web
> http://www.thegreenbayweb.com

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