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Rick,
I'm in Ventura, CA . The Channel Islands consist of four
main Islands, Anacapa being the closest to the mainland, just 11 N miles
from the coast. Usually excellent visibility 50' + . The
problem is crossing over from the mainland the depth in the middle area of the
channel goes down to around 600', at the deepest point. If one were to
take their sub across one should have a sub that could handle that depth, to be
on the safe side. If your subs safety factor was deep enough you could hug
the bottom the whole way, assuming of coarse you had enough power to go 11 miles
! Or you could possibly glide across, glide down half way and then
glide up the rest of the way, then you could conserve your batteries
!
There is a submarine canyon which is also
around 600' deep that comes right into the Oxnard Plain and is most probably
used by the Navy at Point Mugu Navy Base and weapons center. There are
some really cool sand falls that are off the steep canyoun walls. I
stuck a picture at this link:
Brian
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005
22:28
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] cockpit
control pics
Brian - you in the Seattle area? MY concern
is being torpedoed by some nuke from Bangor sub base while transiting from
Vancouver to Seattle. Maybe I should play the Doors rather than cool
prerecorded sonar pings over my sound system. The Juan de Fuca Straight
is peppered with sono equipment.
Rick
Vancouver
ps: I Googled Annacapa Isl. Says it's in
California - near San Diego?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 2:23
PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] cockpit
control pics
When I'm crossing the Channel to
Annacapa Island I may have to bank suddenly to avoid a Navy sub
!!
Brian
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Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005
14:02
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] cockpit
control pics
Don't you want to crab into that current while touching
down on the bottom? Naw, maybe you're right. :-)
On 12/2/05, rick
miller <
rickm@pegasuscontrols.com> wrote:
joe
2 axis
control is good enough. I dont see see a lot of need for cross wind
landing in a submarine.
rick m
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Original Message -----
Sent:
Friday, December 02, 2005 9:11 AM
Subject:
Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] cockpit control pics
Hi Peter,
"Repeating others' success is easier than building a better
mousetrap"
An occasional reminder of this and other basics is always helpful.
I have re-thought many details based on this very notion and every
time I am reminded, there is a design improvement.
The Ercoupe reference was simply an example of mechanical
linkage for single yoke / stick, three axis control for
anyone so interested. I wouldn't give up the pedals on an aircraft but
I imagine a sub doesn't have to worry about cross control issues
causing much more trouble than maybe a little drag. My design wont
have roll control at all.
Joe
From:
atozed@juno.com
Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject:
Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] cockpit control pics
Date: Fri, 2
Dec 2005 07:11:17 -0800
There is a 3-axis joystick that
moves left-right, forward-back, and up-down. Don't remember
where, or who made it, maybe it's on Deep Rover or the Martin
Marietta Manned Maneuvering Unit.
Regarding Ercoupe, many have been
converted to use rudder pedals.
Repeating others' success is easier
than building a better mousetrap.
Peter K
I'm thinking of a control stick
like aircraft, but to one side (out of the way) and with
a twist. Why not control all three axes from a
single stick? Push/pull for pitch (like an aircraft
elevator), left/right for roll (like aircraft ailerons), and twist
for yaw (like aircraft rudder pedals). This could eliminate
pedals which would enable an exit hatch in the floor for my
ambient dry sub.
Sounds good, but I suspect
somebody here can troubleshoot....
Thanks...
Stan
I've got pics of about half a meg
apiece of my steering wheel/control stick
options.
I don't know what's hapenming
with Moki - jeepers that thing is awkward to
use.
Anyhoo, anyone interested
can let me know and I'll send them
offlist.
These are game control steering
wheels and a joystick. As far as aircraft controls go,
they are extremely light. I'll be adapting them for use
with mechanical linkage, probably drum and cable with eighth
inch S/S marine cable around through
bolted pulleys. There will be NO
computer/motherboard/electronics aboard with the exception of my
depth finder/collision avoidance. The usual electrics, of
course (nav lights, red night lighting, etc.) I have a
knotmeter, depth gauge and voltmeter. C'est
tout.
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