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To: anymouse

Doesn't cavitation = noise = we know where you are? And add Super to it?


3 posted on 11/17/2006 3:27:16 PM PST by Deaf Smith
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To: Deaf Smith

You can't pierce the physical envelope in any way or you lose supercavitation. It's basically a fire and forget projectile of sorts.


4 posted on 11/17/2006 3:42:26 PM PST by OregonRancher (illigitimus non carborundun)
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To: Deaf Smith
I concur, it would be like B-2's painted in aluminum paint with dayglo trim.

They wouldn't be pursuing this, though, if there weren't some technical means available to suppress cavitation noise -- "Prairie Masker" used air bubbles to suppress propeller cavitation, although it didn't do anything for mechanical blade vibration. Streams of air bubbles around the vehicle might be what they're looking at.

5 posted on 11/17/2006 3:45:02 PM PST by lentulusgracchus ("Whatever." -- sinkspur)
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