Like Subs? Like Planes?

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, 02:16 PM	#2
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	#3
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	#4
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, 09:46 AM	#1
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.