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Sailor Steve · 01-25-13, 01:12 PM

When the sub is surfaced there is no need for the dive planes. I don't know about modern, but WW2-era US subs had bow planes that could be raised into indentations in the hull, which gave a flush surface and much less drag.

01-25-13, 01:12 PM	#3
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	When the sub is surfaced there is no need for the dive planes. I don't know about modern, but WW2-era US subs had bow planes that could be raised into indentations in the hull, which gave a flush surface and much less drag. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo