I hope you guys don't mind me getting in on this but its nice to see that there are people who like the underwater world and want to enjoy it one of the most interesting ways. I havn't built a sub "yet" but one night I was working my boring job and came up with this idea to design a sub for the hell of it. The more I drew the more I began to realize that it was a design that would work. I looked on the web and saw that others where doing it and thanks to you guys I have begun to make safety my #1 concern. I am now constantly revising my design and putting in more safety features. After a couple months I
In gin-clear water
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Perkel" <joeperkel@hotmail.com>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Repeating History
> Well put Patrick.
>
> I mentioned once to another member precisely this point. Piloting a
> neutrally buoyant submersible with thrusters, is the closet an earthbound
> individual can ever come to maneuvering a spacecraft in zero g. That is
off
> course, in a zero current condition, which would make say 'docking'
somewhat
> tougher.
>
> Add a night dive, in clear seawater on a calm day, maybe some
> phosphorescence to round out the experience.
>
> Joe
>
> >From: "Patrick" <pat_man_ta@hotmail.com>
> >Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> >To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
> >Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Repeating History
> >Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 10:11:11 -0400
> >
> >One of the factors that has fueled my interest in subs has been the
> >inner/outer space aspect.
> >
> >There's no realistic way for me to get into space and poke around at this
> >point.
> >There IS a realistic way for me to get undersea and poke around with some
$
> >and some hard work.
> >
> >Conclusion: build/obtain submarine
> >
> >~patrick
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Brian Cox
> > To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
> > Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:41 AM
> > Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Repeating History
> >
> >
> > Gene,
> > It seems to me it is a whole lot more interesting in "inner
> >space" than in outer space. I've thought of doing a short drift gondola
> >type sub with our current that is off our coast here. The current runs
> >about 2 to 4 knots.
> >
> > Brian
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Gene Locke
> > To: PSUBS Mailing List
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 19:01
> > Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Repeating History
> >
> >
> > Hey Folks.
> >
> > I've been on this list for so long I can't remember if I've ever
> >submitted before. Anyway, the important part of this is a
> >question/challenge.
> >
> > I was researching the PX-15 project, the Benjamin Franklin, also
known
> >as the Gulf Stream Drift Mission, and had a thought. Considering that
> >space exploration is once again taking off, so to speak, I find it
> >suprising that nobody has reviewed the whole undersea/space analog
mission
> >template.
> >
> > I'm a bit of a space nut as well as being into submarines, so maybe
> >I'm just seeing things from a different perspective. Seems to me that
> >revisting the mission model for the PX-15 could provide some valuable
data
> >for both manned space flight and marine science.
> >
> > Just wondered what everyone here thought of that.
> >
> > Gene R. Locke
> >
> >
> >
>
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> > Stay in the know. Pulse on the new Yahoo.com. Check it out.
>
>
>
>
>
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