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Aero Submarine: a Theoretical Design
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: Received: 2 June 2021 / Approved: 9 June 2021 / Online: 9 June 2021 (22:57:46 CEST)
How to cite: Akramipour, S. Aero Submarine: a Theoretical Design. Preprints 2021, 2021060274. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202106.0274.v1 Akramipour, S. Aero Submarine: a Theoretical Design. Preprints 2021, 2021060274. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202106.0274.v1
Abstract
Aero submarines (aerosubs) are vehicles that can both fly both in air and travel under water. The concept of dual aerial and aquatic vehicles emerged in 1939 when Russian engineer Boris Ushakov proposed the “flying submarine”[1], and this was followed by further developments including RFS1 [2], convair project in 1964[3] , etc. however, to date, limited attempt has been diverted towards the advanced development of such aircraft. This is heavily influenced by challenges associated with the design and operation of the same. Based on the review of literature the authors aim to introduce a theoretical design for an aerosub (QFS-20) with a view to address the design and operation issues including power, entry to and exit from water.
Keywords
theoretical design, aero submarine, aerial submersible vehicle, direct dive, water-air transition, air-water transition.
Subject
Engineering, Automotive Engineering
Copyright: This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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