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Re: Registration



Not if I'm aborting at night, or the visibility is zero. There are plenty of
scenarios that leave you driving blind, whether you've got a viewport or
not. :-o Joe

-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Keefer <Ray.Keefer@eng.Sun.COM>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: Registration


>Hi Marsee,
>
>At least put in one viewport. Just in case you loose
>power or the cameras you will have something to look
>at as you abort.
>
>Regards,
>Ray
>
>>I'm designing for all video and no viewports. Not only are the hull
>>penetrations much easier, but the pilot won't have to crawl on his belly
>>like a reptile. And the spherical pressure hull can be placed amidships,
>>with wanton disregard for forward visibility.