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Message no. 1
From: Alfredo B Alves <dghost@****.COM>
Subject: Mike's Snorkel
Date: Sat, 8 Aug 1998 19:15:43 -0500
I've been thinking about Mike's suggestion about using a snorkel to help
a VT engine opperate underwater ... couldn't a snorkel help a VT turbine
powerup while waterjets propel/float the vehicle? It would need to break
the surface before opening up the exaust nozels. First waterjets propel
it to just below the surface. A snorkel breaks the surface and lets the
VT engine warm up. Then the bugger breaks the surface (propeled by
waterjets). The exaust nozels are plugged in addition to some sort panel
over them. Now the panel is removed. The VT engine powers up with
pressure building until the plugs pop out (They'd also have some sort of
manual override). Now the LAV is above the surface of the water like a
hovercraft and its engine starts powering up for true VT and the LAV is
ready to intiate takeoff.

IMO, a submersible LAV would be better for retrieval by a sub rather than
launching from one ...

What do you think?

D. Ghost
(aka Pixel, Tantrum, RuPixel)
o/` Trideo killed the Video Star ... o/`

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Message no. 2
From: Bai Shen <baishen@**********.COM>
Subject: Re: Mike's Snorkel
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 1998 18:35:01 -0400
> I've been thinking about Mike's suggestion about using a snorkel to help
> a VT engine opperate underwater ... couldn't a snorkel help a VT turbine

Color me stupid, but what's a VT?-tries to get the picture of Veritechs
out of his head-
--
Bai Shen
Nemo Me Impune Lacessit
http://www.series2000.com/users/baishen
UIN 3543257 (Don't ask to join if you aren't going to send me anything.)
Message no. 3
From: Greg Symons <gsymons@******.TEMPLE.EDU>
Subject: Re: Mike's Snorkel
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 1998 21:22:12 -0400
>> I've been thinking about Mike's suggestion about using a snorkel to
help
>> a VT engine opperate underwater ... couldn't a snorkel help a VT
turbine
>
>Color me stupid, but what's a VT?-tries to get the picture of
Veritechs
>out of his head-

Vector-Thrust.

[puts away his crayon]

Greg


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Message no. 4
From: Mike Bobroff <Airwasp@***.COM>
Subject: Re: Mike's Snorkel
Date: Sun, 9 Aug 1998 22:50:35 EDT
In a message dated 8/9/98 8:12:11 PM US Eastern Standard Time,
baishen@**********.COM writes:

> > I've been thinking about Mike's suggestion about using a snorkel to help
> > a VT engine opperate underwater ... couldn't a snorkel help a VT turbine
>
> Color me stupid, but what's a VT?-tries to get the picture of Veritechs
> out of his head-

Vector Thrust Aircraft = VT

-Herc
------ The Best Mechanic you can ever have.

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