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Paul has updated the FCO1 pictures. I wonder why he didn't just remove the fairing behind the dome for a better view and entrance ladder, like we see on his Triton 1000. Perhaps it's just a hydrodynamic issue, and he will make part of the back fairing open up like a door to reveal the ladder, or the whole dome will open up as a dome hatch would. Regards,
Szybowski From: brenthartwig@hotmail.com To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] FCO1 KISS PSUB in the Works Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:15:47 -0700 Greetings Subdudes, Look's like Paul Moorhouse is making a 2 person KISS PSUB to keep and play with. It will be interesting to see how all his experience will shape the design of this sub with no customer input. "FC-01 is an ongoing spare time project of Paul’s that will remain based in Plymouth instead of disappearing to the far corners few weeks after launch as is usually the case. Our first sub, S1-01 was launched 23 years ago thus kick-starting a business that has now provided several hundred man-years of employment. We decided it was time we did it again. The new sub takes it type numbers from the code name ‘Fruit Cake’ an in-joke that stuck as it signifies our form of indulgence. As a company we pride ourselves on being ‘customer driven’ - but the thing that we like about FC is that although it has been designed with the experience of 23 years of submarine building, it is entirely without any customer input." http://www.msubs.com/FC01.htm
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