RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Oil drum submarine

[irox <irox@ix.netcom.com>]

I noticed that as well, I did wonder if it was a dry ambient submarine after
I sent the initial email, with the bottom openning/hatch thing as some sort of
ballast tank or submerged exit.  But the lack of view ports and camera/TV set
up would seem to point to a 1 ATM (why the extra complexity and technologies
when see thru ambient pressure boundaries are relatively easy to do).

Cheers,
  Ian.

-----Original Message-----
>From: jonw@psubs.org
>Sent: Jul 16, 2008 6:15 PM
>To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>Subject: RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Oil drum submarine
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>Interesting.  I'm guessing he's never heard of PSUBS.ORG.
>
>It looks like there is some kind of access hatch on the bottom of the hull, almost mid-way between the front wheel and the conning tower.  Given the tight space, I'm guessing this is not a lock-out chamber.  Dive planes on the tower, but no visible means of ballast control.  Let's hope his weight and balance calculations are exactly correct. 
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>[mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]On Behalf Of irox
>Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 5:38 PM
>To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Oil drum submarine
>
>
>
>This is kind of a scary looking sub, but given the knowledge and
>resources available to it's builder, I guess "nice job":
>http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2930057.html
>
>Of course, followed by a "No thanks, I'll just watch from the shore."
>
>Cheers,
>  Ian.
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