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The only reason it's titled back instead of forwards is due
to ergonomics. We "sit" in a reclined position, so the cylinder had to
be similarly reclined to fit a person in such a small vessel (sit
down in a chair with a tape measurer and see just how small a 3' diameter
cylinder will be!). However, with the current design, the trim tank could
be filled to tilt the sub to a "looking down" attitude and it could be operated
like that. A five-point harness would be required to keep you from
falling/sliding out of the seat.
If you tilted the cylinder forwards and designed it around a leaning
forwards piloting position it could be doable. Measure yourself, get out a ruler
and paper and make a sketch. I'd be interested to see what you come up with. I
made my sketch to a simple 1"-1' scale.
Perhaps a 6' diameter cylinder would allow a reclined seating
position in a forward-tilted cylinder? It would certainly be large enough
to two people to sit side-by-side. A 6' cylinder could also be set perfectly
vertical.... For now, I'm going to keep designing around a 3' cylinder because I
think it would be easier to find (and require less ballast to submerge it, less
power to propel it, etc.)
In a message dated 4/12/2005 10:17:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
rbelljr@centurytel.net writes:
Nice... But what about moving everything to lean forward, so youre looking out and down? |