Your below post got me to wondering
Dan.
Since we use microwave transmissions for underwater
communications, why couldn't microwave transmissions
be used to activate a remote control in a sub the
size of Carsten's so that a test line would only be there for
making
sure the sub did not drift away and for a secondary
backup. Would the microwave transmissions go thru the hull and
the remote could be rigged to activate the
ballast pumps so the sub could surface after the
test depth and time were reached?
Would this be feasible or practical?
Bill.
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Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] hull
test
Silky,
A sub hull is a lot of money and work to loose if
you lower it to the bottom
for a test on a line, with no person in it, but
it's the safest way to test
a personal sub. Of course testing in a
pressure chamber would be even
better but most small sub builders don't
have or can't afford this luxury.
Even with the risk of loosing the sub
because of a simple line malfunction,
a deep water test of the hull should
be done unmanned. After all, it's a
test to see if you'll be safe
diving in it.
A sub the size of Carsten's is not in this
category. I can only imagine the
feeling in Carstan's gut when he
does his tests, manning it himself. I have
a lot of faith is the
calculating skills of a man that can design and build
such a project and
I'm sure he's pretty confident he will have no problems
he can't solve as
he goes, but we all know there is considerable risk
involved.
P-subs should only be test proven unmanned!
Dan
H.
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