[PSUBS-MAILIST] escape pod

[hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles]

Dr Phi--------------------------------------------
On Sat, 7/18/15, Phil Nuytten via Personal_Submersibles <personal_submersibles at psubs.org> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] escape pod
 To: personal_submersibles at psubs.org
 Received: Saturday, July 18, 2015, 1:20 PM
 
 Hank
 A
 few of the Russian nukes were fitted with escape pods - most
 well-known 
 was the 'Comsomolets'
 nuke sunk off Denmark, the crew got off the burning 
 sub but the Captain and the 1st mate rode it
 down and then successfully 
 escaped the
 sunken sub, but the pod failed on reaching the surface and
 both 
 were lost.
 Phil
 
 -----Original Message----- 
 From: hank pronk via Personal_Submersibles
 Sent: Saturday, July 18, 2015 5:41 AM
 To: personal_submersibles at psubs.org
 Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] escape pod
 
 Hi All,
 I had
 an idea this morning while considering the entanglement risk
 for a 
 dive I am planning.  A submarine
 could be built or refitted with an escape 
 pod.  The rear head of the hull could be
 removed and a ring welded much the 
 same as
 if you were converting to a  dome.  A sphere could be
 built with a 
 matching ring and hatch.  The
 sphere would seal with a simple O-ring.  If 
 you need to escape the sub, just crawl into the
 sphere, close the hatch, 
 wait for the sub
 to flood and release the sphere to float to the surface.  I
 
 am sure this has been done somewhere on
 something.
 Hank
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