Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] K350 salvage concept

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

Hi Lawie,

nice drawings!

This looks like a K-250 rather than a K-350 (going by the dome).
Two things which would be very useful for understanding the
design changes would be a general layout sketch (i.e. ballast
tanks, operator positions, drop weights, batteries, etc..) and
a description/write-up of the changes and features.  

But here are my comments just based on what I see in the
concept drawings.

 - Drop weights?  The K-350 had two 250lb drop weights,
   I don't see any on the drawings.

 - How much soft ballast?  Assuming the pontoons are soft
   ballast tanks, how much lift do they provide?

 - I assume the VBT inside the hull, like a K-250?

 - Can the side thrusters be rotated to provide vertical thrust?

 - Maybe moving the battery pods (assuming they are battery pods)
   closer together would provide better surface handling/stability.

 - Where do the air tanks go?

 - I am not sure the "winglettes" are doing much other than
   disrupting the thrust from the side thrusters.

Cheers!
 Ian.

-----Original Message-----
>From: lawrie-psubs@environics.com.au
>Sent: Jan 21, 2011 10:51 PM
>To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
>Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] K350 salvage concept
>
>
>
>Hi all, 
>
>With things a little quiet with the local floods, I have had
>some time at night to work on a concept using the standard K350 pressure
>vessel. 
>
>I hope you like. Comments, critisms, and improvement suggestions
>welcomed. I am going to kept working on this particular concept. 
>
>What do
>you think? 
>
>http://www.psubs.org/projects/1280105118/k350-salvage/ [1] 
>
>
>Best regards, Lawrie.
>
>Links:
>------
>[1]
>http://www.psubs.org/projects/1280105118/k350-salvage/




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