Re: Re: design team

[SJSVOB@aol.com]

When I first joined PSUBS I knew next to nothing about building psubs.  I 
read all the technical papers, then I read through all the archives.  Then I 
emailed a couple people with questions I had.  Now I feel I know something.  
But still not much.  It was a lot of work to gather just a few facts.

What would have, and could still, help(ed) me understand the concepts of 
building PSUBS would be more technical papers.  I suggest we define certain 
areas of PSUB construction, then write technical papers on the topics.  We 
could all work on the tech papers.   I don't know much about PSUB 
construction but I have thought about building a rather simple CO2 absorber 
and trying to get a feel for how long it will last.  When I'm done I can 
write a paper on it.  Also some people have  had questions about relaying 
video signals to the surface via a cable, I can work on that also.  Some 
areas could be soft/hard Trim Tanks, pressure compensated thrusters, bracing, 
hull calculations, viewports, navigation, sonar, batteries, transportation, 
registration, surface support, dive planes, releasable ballast, explosive 
bolts, dead horsies, forks, fur-lined bikinis.  Oh whoops, we need to leave 
the fur-lined bikinis out.

Steve