What on earth is this....... a submarine shuttle ?

Looks very nice!

Found it by chance here:
http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/uboat/u-boat_001.htm

more here:
Page 1
http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/uboat/u-boat_018.htm

Page 2 :
http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/uboat/u-boat_019.htm

Page 3:
http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/uboat/u-boat_020.htm

Page 4: http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/uboat/u-boat_021.htm


Video:

http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/uboat/s1.mpg

http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/ub...lit-s_loop.mpg

http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/uboat/s3.mpg

http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/uboat/s_4.wmv

http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/ub...scavery-01.wmv

Submarine X-wing fighter too ?

http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/uboat/u-boat_028.htm


Just found a video:
http://www.geocities.jp/uboat_kit/uboat/xwing.wmv


How cool is this guy


Can anyone read the site ?

Yep, it's quite possible yes!!! I don't understand the site but I think there an english translator site (Alta Vista Babelfish?) somewhere on the web that can translate the site. I've even seen a submarine version of the USS Enterprise from Star Trek made, it only takes a bit of imagination and originality plus a bit of ingenuity... I don't know, maybe one day they'll make a model submarine that can go into space?

Here is a translation I did through Babel on construction of the
http://www.geocities.com/byzcol/Space_Shuttle_Build.doc

Here are also some other cool things I found and pulled together so I wouldn't lose them:

http://www.geocities.com/byzcol/Subm...AKKU_Build.doc
http://www.geocities.com/byzcol/dr3.avi
http://www.geocities.com/byzcol/tamo2-san.mpeg
http://www.geocities.com/byzcol/JET_VTOL.doc
http://www.geocities.com/byzcol/jet-vtol.wmv

This is a great web page for interesting stuff and links:
http://www.keep-on.jp/rcsub/index.htm
Have a look at this video with some really cool subs from the Japanese 2005 regatta:
http://www.keep-on.jp/rcsub/parts/AMM2005-PRV.wmv

Byron

wow, that guy built those very nicely. i actually have/had that x-wing toy[&:].


benthehen

I have both the 1/72 shuttle and the x-wing too.........But I havn`t got a neat pool like they have nearby

Try this page, translated online via Excite.

http://www.excite.co.jp/world/englis...=JAEN&wb_dis=2

Wow.... These space ships turned submarines give new meaning to the Star Trek slogan: "Space...the Final Frontier...." These submarines are way to cool to dismiss as oddities of another kind.

Why don't they RC more spacecrafts into subs? Maybe some of them won't fly but underwater, anything's possible!!! Speaking of which, Space Shuttle Discovery made a safe and successful landing this morning, WOHOO!!!

The shuttle has made over a 100 flights with only 2 accidents... considering the fact that a lot of parts in that thing are/were working on the borderline, its record isn't too bad!

The shuttle is the best thing that has happened to space flight since it was invented... keep it in service! Too bad it was WAY ahead of its time...

My feeling is that they should work on a replacement. Esa is also working on an inhabited vehicle at the top of Ariane 5, thus reducing the risk for debris impacts... That makes sense.

Yes, I would expect that from a frenchie. A replacement for the space shuttle is not necessary. There is nothing wrong with the it, it works just fine, A prime example is the landing of the Discovery. Spending more money to work on a larger and more capable vehicle is definitely necessary(for the flight to Mars, duh), but to cancel flights because of the risk of burning up in reentry or being struck by debris is stupid. The risk is no different than that taken by the first astronauts during the Mercury and Gemini programs. To drop everything and build a replacement immediatley would be giving up our heritage to those commie chinks.

Maniac05

that's a pretty slow x-wing. wasn't there speed like light speed?

Well The Space Shuttle could be the New way to Fly!

All you would need is a Black Background and it would look like it was flying in Space... underwater !

Simply turn off the pool "aerial" lights and use some kind of underwater directional light to illuminate the sub.

Simply turn off the pool "aerial" lights and use some kind of underwater directional light to illuminate the sub.

thats awsome. i bet that could be done with any electrick airplane if it was sealed up well enough and weighed down enough