Re: Underwater questions [ot]

Nyrath the nearly wise wrote:

> Donald Hosford wrote:
> > I was thinking, maybe the ducted fans could be built into the body.
> > With these hatchs that would slide over the various openings when it
> > landed on the water.  Either they would compleatly seal the ducts,
or
> > just "streamline" them.  So that way it would have it's air
engines/lift
> > ducts nice and dry.  I think the ducts would have to be tall enough
for
> > the fans/engines to be above the water line while it was floating.
>
>	  Now we are describing ATRAGON.  This was an ancient
>	  Japanese monster movie.  The Atragon was a super sub
>	  built by the Captain Nemo-esque main character.
>	  It was a sub, it could slowly fly on belly rockets,
>	  and it had a giant drill on the nose so it could
>	  travel through the ground like a giant mole.

Sounds interesting!

Donald Hosford