Ships – Towing or pushing – Submerged object
Patent
1993-12-20
1995-08-22
Corbin, David H.
Ships
Towing or pushing
Submerged object
405158, B63B 2100
Patent
active
054430275
ABSTRACT:
A lateral force device for displacing a towed underwater acoustic cable piding displacement in the horizontal and vertical directions having a spool and a rotationally mounted winged fuselage. The hollow spool is mounted on a cable with cable elements passing therethrough. The winged fuselage is made with the top half relatively positively buoyant and the bottom half relatively negatively buoyant. The winged fuselage is mounted about the hollow spool with clearance to allow rotation of the fuselage. The difference in buoyancy between the upper and lower fuselage maintains the device in the correct operating position. The wings are angled to provide lift in the desired direction as the fuselage is towed through the water.
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Ebner Stephen P.
Knutson Richard K.
Law John F.
Norris Roger C.
Owsley Norman L.
Corbin David H.
Kasischke James M.
Lall Prithvi C.
McGowan Michael J.
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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