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Re: Underwater Exploration vessel: Gourami
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lugnet.space
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Fri, 14 Jun 2002 00:01:31 GMT
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In lugnet.space, Chris Maddison writes:
> Hi all,
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> Hot on the heels of my Jericho, I've got a new twist to the traditional
> spacecraft.
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> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=19128
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> Many planets in the universe have oceans on them; some are totally covered
> with water. The Gourami is a next-generation ship built for the Space
> Marines Research and Exploration Division. This underwater craft sports
> twin-turbine engines to control it's vertical position, and a rear engine to
> allow forward movement. Sensors all over the craft moniter flow,
> temperature, chemical makeup, and other various water-y things.
Cool Chris. I like the shape and the colours. Nice little bot too.
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> The cockpit (yes, I know it's not airtight. Use your imagination. :-) seats
> two, and has lots of little gizmos and buttons to play with. The
> triple-windscreen design came to me while messing with them the other day; I
> think it's the first time this has ever been done, at least that I've seen.
Actually, Karim Nasser made a similar cockpit design a while ago (about 1.5
years to be precise).
LUGNET post: http://news.lugnet.com/space/?n=5549
Webpage: http://www.karimnassar.com/pallas_spaceworks/products/bullfrog.html
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> Also included is the small remote controlled bot, affectionatly named Earl.
> Earl is deployed from the underside of the Gourami, and has his own engines,
> sensors, cameras, and grabbing hands.
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> LMKWYT!
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> -Chris
Mladen Pejic, over and out!
http://www3.sympatico.ca/mladenpejic/
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| (...) Thanks Mladen. At first I didn't know if I could tackle orange, as I have limited elements, but the gamble paid off. (...) Ahh, that's a nifty ship. I think I do remember the quarter saucers like that, so maybe Karim helped me out (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-02, to lugnet.space)
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| Hi all, Hot on the heels of my Jericho, I've got a new twist to the traditional spacecraft. (URL) planets in the universe have oceans on them; some are totally covered with water. The Gourami is a next-generation ship built for the Space Marines (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-02, to lugnet.space)
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