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Brent,
Yep...that is the basic idea....but I hate the
lines of your sub. It's about as ugly as a dogs butt. (Sorry.....couldn't
resist) I'm a more formal lines type of person. Not to say new shapes and ideas
are not viable or possible, I just like the way the tubular shape of a sub
looks.
I've been working on the design some, but haven't
had a chance to put anything on the web (mainly because I'm not finished
yet).
I know what I could really use....a model of a
person for inventor. I need the representation (movable) to make sure the sub
scales out to the right size.
With the Stepped sail design.....it is important to
know the average shoulder width.......so the person in the top dome can actually
move.
I did decide the pilot (captain, driver, etc.) will
be located in the lower dome......it would be far to hard to position instrument
and controls in the top dome.
Also I'm working on a boarding idea for the upper
dome......like a swingable half ladder. when pressure is put on it.....it locks
in position, then the ladder has spring indents for other positions when no
pressure is on it.
I'm actually trying to incorporate all the
necessary piping and bulkheads ( and such) as I go. I do not have an extensive
library......so some of the items will be just blocks.
James Long
Owner/Designer
Lil Brother LLC (Instrument Division)
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 3:06 AM
Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Stepped sail
design .....opinions?
Greetings James,
It can and has been done. I would add some
thickness to the flange at the angle joint. Here is the model I just finished
of a stepped sail basicly like the one you showed use. I was just going to
build the sail 3D model, but I got carried away.
http://www.frappr.com/?a=viewphoto&id=2628470&pid=7095469
Regards,
Brent
Hartwig
"Consistency is the refuge of the unimaginative. "
- - Oscar Wilde
From: "Lil Brother LLC"
<lil_brother_llc@bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST]
Stepped sail design .....opinions?
Date: Sun, 22 Jul
2007 17:15:44 -0500
>So Joe Perkel and I have been having a
thorough discussion.....which I've
>enjoyed the
exchange.
>
>I have some questions about the image that is
attached. (Sorry....hated to
>kill the bandwidth, but didn't know how
to le the image be accessible.)
>
>Does the image have a chance
to be successful?
>
>Will the angled mounting of the dome
hatches cause any structural weakness
>(other than the acrylic dome
itself)?
>
>I know anyone who answers is doing so with the best
intentions. I know that
>only real life testing is the only way to
know for sure.
>
>My design is only for a depth of 250 ft
max.
>
>Also understand.....the drawing is a
preliminary......just drawn up to
>discuss the possible flaws of the
idea.
>
>James Long
>Owner/Designer
>Lil Brother LLC
(Instrument Division)
><< SteppedSailDesign.jpg >>
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