Re: Reply to: [PSUBS-MAILIST] ABS - 3/17.1.1 - Normal Ballast System

["Adam Lawrence" <adteleka@in-tch.com>]

Vance,

For the simplest example, could a psub with only a (one) soft tank and one
droppable mass meet all the ABS ballast requirements?

Adam

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <VBra676539@aol.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: Reply to: [PSUBS-MAILIST] ABS - 3/17.1.1 - Normal Ballast
System


> In a message dated 5/11/2004 1:33:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> adteleka@in-tch.com writes:
>
> << My opinion here, but back to VBT's, don't need em and don't want em.
Some
> of
>  the most amazing designs in this world turned out to look very simple,
but,
>  they took the most brainpower to conceive.
>   >>
> Adam,
>
> Hmm. I'm not sure if that's the way I meant for this conversation to go.
Not
> that what I wanted has anything to do with it. And I might as well take a
shot
> at your "different cars" analogy while I'm at it. Yes, we all have (more
or
> less) different cars. But, and it's a big but, remember that the selection
pool
> for all those different cars all meet some standard. You wouldn't buy a
car
> without windshield wipers just because it isn't raining.
>
> VBTs--We used the mains sometimes, and you will, too. But we had trim
systems
> which allowed us lots of alternatives in the handling of each vehicle
> depending on circumstance and need. And the Nektons plus Delta? Well, I
won't even
> attempt to argue with success of that scope. Delta has over 6000 dives,
more
> than any other working submersible in the world that I know about. So it's
> obvious that both ways work. Just remember the option. Maybe weld in a
couple of
> thru-hulls, just in case you decide to try hands-off neutral buoyancy.
It's a
> mighty nice option, and need not be overly complex or cumbersome.
>
> Best Regards,
> Vance
>
>
>
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