Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] My Sub design

["marki katschor" <les_marki@riverview.net>]

Dave , i think if you incorprate your design with the shape of an angel
fish, that would be cool, and if you can make a mockup of that ,i would like
to see. angel  fish can be very fast.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Everett" <deverett@idx.com.au>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 7:34 PM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] My Sub design


> I'm still keen to hear comments on my sub mockup at Moki.
>
> The hull is 1 metre in diameter 1 inch thick with a 2 inch bulkhead at the
> opening. The ellipsoid viewport is 2 inches thick.
>
> I originally planned to use a hemisphere but visibility was limited. The
> viewport would be fitted into a steel rim and hinge plate with protection
bars.
>
> I thought the fairing might also be able to be filled with air at the
> surface to add bouyancy and raise the hull a little higher in rough
conditions.
>
> There are no motors for vertical motion, I am wondering if some rim tanks
> are good enough to achieve good depth control or if I really do need those
> extra motors. I have a place for them in the fairing.
>
> Under the fairing would be about 9 tanks, each around 300mm long oriented
> vertically. Most would be connected together, a couple would be used for
> trimming.
>
> under the hull would be a large drop weight.
>
> The concept is to have the weight of the sub below the tanks, so it sort
of
> hangs in the water like a helicopter. I haven't made any studies of the
COG
> yet.
>
> Dave Everett
>


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