When a missile is launched, there is a plastic dome covering this bird that is destroyed by shaped charges. Once its gone a rocket motor blasts its gasses below this missile and pressurizes this tube above sea pressure...once on its way, it barely even gets wet!. water pours in and is actually quite a bit heavier than this missile it replaced.
A timed high pressure blow of air and an opened water outlet valve compensates quickly for this difference in ballast weight. A psub could easily fit inside the inside diameter of this three story missile tube...it's very big!
David Bartsch
From: Recon1st@aol.com
Date: Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:39:07 -0400
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] nuk subs
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Carsten they do shoot them from underwater. I am not sure what the diameter of the
tubes are but does not seem like the water would be 65 tons worth. All combined that
is one heck of a drop weight 1,560 tons
Dean
In a message dated 8/29/2010 12:47:07 P.M. Central Daylight Time, MerlinSub@t-online.de writes:
I think they shoot them from underwater
- so the compartment will be filled with water after launching.
vbr Carsten
<Recon1st@aol.com> schrieb:
> I recently watched a science channel documentary on subs.
> They said the Tritent class boomer has 24 missals at 65 tons each
> Got me to thinking If they were to launch all of them wow.
> Would the sub be able to stay submerged?
>
> I don't even need to do the math, these things just amaze me.
>
> Dean
>
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