Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Diesel engine

[Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>]

Ah, yes!  The Typhoon and October class subs!
Carl


Mike Orsay wrote:
> 
> any sub large enough to hold that thing plus batteries plus life support
> plus all the other stuff you might need is large enough to hold a few hours
> worth of fuel for it.
> 
> >From: Coalbunny <coalbunny@vcn.com>
> >Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> >To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> >Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Diesel engine
> >Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 20:32:19 -0600
> >
> >But we're talking about over 1,600 gallons of diesel per HOUR to run
> >it.  You have to keep that stuff somewhere, doncha think?
> >Carl
> >
> >
> >peter mckellar wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi all (Carl),
> > >
> > > Ive seen one of these, or something of vrey similar dimensions.  It was
> >in a basement cavern of a special built Disaster Recovery Centre for many
> >government departments in ACT, Australia.
> > >
> > > As a UPS, it would kick in when the power died and on the top floor you
> >could feel the building start falling into harmony with the stroke.  It put
> >a smile on most of the chicks in any meetings we held there :)
> > >
> > > Interestingly (and im not sure what it says about people in general),
> >the local mythology was this non-descript building, built behind a
> >telephone exchange, was a 'secret' ASIO (read CIA) hideout.  :)
> > >
> > > peter
> > >
> > > > That's the ticket!  man, what is the purpose of having something that
> > > big?  Maybe for power generation?
> >
> >--
> >"Indeed, desire is the seed of thought, the prime force that activates
> >the mechanism of the mind." -- Kama Sutra
> 
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