Like Subs? Like Planes?

Skybird · 05-16-07, 04:26 AM

Reminds me of "UFO".

Polak · 05-16-07, 05:43 AM

Very interesting, I came across this plane/sub a couple of days ago, but I couldn't find any type designation or further information about it.
Thanks

Chock · 05-16-07, 09:37 AM

Seems a bit 'Heath Robinson' to me, for all the effort of producing that, they could have just created something with a decent bombsight and plenty of ammo and endurance.

Still, I definitely want one

Oberon · 05-16-07, 09:46 AM

Looks quite plausible, although I should imagine that there would be a fair bit of drag both underwater and in the sky, and with those windows it wouldn't be able to take much of a battering by enemy depth charges....still a very cool idea...perhaps it has a civilian usage in this day and age? A quick flight out to the reef and then a submerged tour before returning.

CCIP · 05-16-07, 02:16 PM

Yep, read about it a few times before. Still a cool idea - not sure how tourist-capable it would be. It certainly could dive, but I imagine the maximum depth for it wouldn't be much beyond periscope depth. Though who knows, we have come a long way in advanced building materials...

AntEater · 05-16-07, 02:58 PM

More like a submersible torpedo bomber than a real sub.
There were similar concepts in Germany during the war, but mostly around submersible hydrofoils.
But my favorite quasi-submersible is VS5.

This is only the superstructure, while the quite large cigar shaped hull was totally below the waterline.
The idea was to only have the essential parts of a boat/ship protuding above the surface in order to have less resistance.

Sailor Steve · 05-16-07, 07:35 PM

I always liked this flying sub:

http://www.vttbots.com/fs1_berthing.html

Even built a model of it once.

05-16-07, 04:26 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,696 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Reminds me of "UFO". __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

05-16-07, 05:43 AM	#2
Polak Grey Wolf Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Poland/Sweden Posts: 808 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Very interesting, I came across this plane/sub a couple of days ago, but I couldn't find any type designation or further information about it. Thanks __________________

05-16-07, 02:16 PM	#5
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	Yep, read about it a few times before. Still a cool idea - not sure how tourist-capable it would be. It certainly could dive, but I imagine the maximum depth for it wouldn't be much beyond periscope depth. Though who knows, we have come a long way in advanced building materials... __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

05-16-07, 02:58 PM	#6
AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	More like a submersible torpedo bomber than a real sub. There were similar concepts in Germany during the war, but mostly around submersible hydrofoils. But my favorite quasi-submersible is VS5. This is only the superstructure, while the quite large cigar shaped hull was totally below the waterline. The idea was to only have the essential parts of a boat/ship protuding above the surface in order to have less resistance. __________________

05-16-07, 07:35 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I always liked this flying sub: http://www.vttbots.com/fs1_berthing.html Even built a model of it once. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

05-16-07, 09:37 AM	#3
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Seems a bit 'Heath Robinson' to me, for all the effort of producing that, they could have just created something with a decent bombsight and plenty of ammo and endurance. Still, I definitely want one

05-16-07, 09:46 AM	#4
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	Looks quite plausible, although I should imagine that there would be a fair bit of drag both underwater and in the sky, and with those windows it wouldn't be able to take much of a battering by enemy depth charges....still a very cool idea...perhaps it has a civilian usage in this day and age? A quick flight out to the reef and then a submerged tour before returning.