Thread: Why did US Submarines have retractable dive planes?
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Old 03-18-07, 07:49 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
It helped the surface speed, and crash dives were mostly helped by the full negative flooding. Also, I think they rigged out pretty quickly.
Doesn't hurt to have them vertical around pier pilings either.
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