Comments on: Denmark’s Amazing Submarine Plane

By: Longstreet

Longstreet — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:46:00 +0000

Funny thing, though. The description of this almost-certainly-mind-bogglingly-dangerous craft includes a snorkel, some ten years in advance of its rediscovery by the Dutch and perfection by the Germans.
It’s a good thing that, say, Blohm und Voss never read this article.

So, would the crew have died by drowning in the leaky hull, asphyxiating from exhaust fumes, or crashing from being waterlogged and overweight? I suppose a motorway accident is also a possibility.

By: jayessell

jayessell — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:12:53 +0000

Carbonfiber composites would possess the previously mutually exclusive strength and light weight.

(Sexy Angelina Jolie voice:) “Alert the amphibious squadron!”

By: Heine

Heine — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:53:54 +0000

Oh we’re still working on some minor details, hope is that the air-sub will be operational in 2010.

You just had to bring up Reptillicus Neil! Important thing is that we got it in the end

By: Neil Russell

Neil Russell — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:15:31 +0000

It’s certainly ambitious. The idea would surface (no pun) again 35 years later with the Flying Sub on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, but in a somewhat more graceful fashion.
Even as a designer’s dream, the air-sea vehicle doesn’t show up all that often it seems.

Where was this thing when Denmark had to chase down Reptillicus?

By: kriemer

kriemer — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 10:38:37 +0000

And I’m sure it did none of the things (fly, sail, submerge) particularly well.