[PSUBS-MAILIST] "SeaHunter"

[hank pronk]

Joe,
Your design looks terrific, but I recommend you make a cardboard life size model of the front half of the hull and mbt.  I think you will find your front mbt  is to low and your idea of piloting from the prone position will be difficult with the restricted visibility.  Also your visibility will be restricted by your manipulators  unless they are tucked up inside the mbt.  I bet most successful subs started out as cardboard.
Hank



On Sunday, March 16, 2014 11:55:51 PM, Joe Perkel <josephperkel at yahoo.com> wrote:
  
Alan, I'll bet you've been to Tuscany, haven't you?:)
Not visible in that view, a forward dome
will depend on budget at the time of construction. A flat window will suffice
albeit not as nice. 
I'm really thinking hard on making the
prone position the captain's as opposed to the tower. Field of view will be significantly
better than seated in the tower, and ergonomically placed hand controls with an
Alec Smyth style chest support should do the trick nicely in that position.
Besides, in the event of a severe flooding casualty, I wonder about the wisdom
of being physically between the hatch and a severely panicked passenger
fighting for life. That is not a pleasant thought.
The design has poor footing on the
surface. I'm thinking non-skid paint topside and on the saddle tanks. The flat
area behind the hatch will have a vertical thruster there. Maybe a grille
strong enough to step on wouldn't be a bad idea at all!
Lots of refining to do and you've given
me something to think about in entry and egress.
Joe
 



On Sunday, March 16, 2014 11:36 PM, Alan James <alanlindsayjames at yahoo.com> wrote:
  
Hi Joe,
I still can't see that bow dome!
You look to have the hatch hinged to the stern side of the dome.
If you had it hinged the other side then that flat area at the top of the conning
tower could be used for climbing in & out while keeping your feet dry.
Other than that it looks much better than a trip to Tuscany.
Alan
 

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 From: Joe Perkel <josephperkel at yahoo.com>
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Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] "SeaHunter"
  


For lack of a more inspired identity, I've named it "SeaHunter."  No doubt that I'll refine this a bit between now and build time, but this what she'll look like.

http://www.psubs.org/projects/1371101163/seahunter/

Joe


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