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Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OSS Modeling Ideas
Hey, Thjis, have you given any thought to the external
tank layout? I was playing around with ari, ballast,
and batteries, trying to figure out where they should
go. Your hull concept is naturally very sleek, so it
would be nice if we could keep it that way.
Warren.
--- Thijs Struijs <thijs-struijs@planet.nl> wrote:
> Jeremy,
>
> Very nice pictures. I am sure that this will help in
> the discussion. Even
> people with no 3D-imagination can follow.
> I made a mock-up of the Double endcap sub out of
> plastic pipe. I made a
> floor in it of about 600 mm long and 300 mm wide. I
> was thinking of a seat
> that can be changed in height from 150 to 300 mm.
> The seat must be foldable
> or removeble so you can sit on knees from time to
> time. It will never be
> very comfortable but even famous subs like Star III
> (Busby p. 461) demand
> some flexiblity of the crew.
> As for the two-seater i was thinking of a scooter
> buggy seat. The hull could
> be equiped with 2 acrylic hemispheres on both sides
> like big fish-eyes.
> I am on a vacation the next week so i will be of
> line for some time.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Thijs Struijs
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeremy Crawford" <ISMASC@hotmail.com>
> To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2003 12:50 AM
> Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] OSS Modeling Ideas
>
>
> > I did some thinking about doing some modeling for
> OSS but that is a pretty
> > vague situation. So my first thought was to look
> at Seating arrangments.
> I
> > setup about six different two man arrangements. I
> used a standard
> cylinder
> > hull for half and then used Thijs Idea of the
> Double endcap for the other
> > half. So if people interested could look and
> weigh in on what seating
> > configuration they like best, that would point me
> in the right direction.
> > ALSO if you have a different idea please send it
> in and I can add it for
> > consideration. Mind you this is for modeling
> Ideas only I am not using
> this
> > to steer the direction of OSS. I just want to
> come up with some models
> that
> > can be used for determining design direction if
> people choose to use them.
> >
> > http://www.batts.org/oss/seating.htm
> >
> > Also Thijs I know you had the Idea of having the
> Endcaps on their side.
> I
> > will incorporate a seating model for this soon.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Jeremy
> >
> >
>
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