The mariners' handbook; a convenient reference book for navigators, yachtsmen, and seamen of all classes (1906)
International Correspondence Schools, Roden, Ernest Konrad, 1866-, International Correspondence Schools. Pocketbook · Scranton, Pa. : International Textbook Co. · leaf 263
ible. Sufficient air is carried for a run of 2 mi., and itis required that the first 1,200 yd. of this distance shall bemade at a speed of 35 kn. Immersion Chamber.—The compartment C next abaft theair flask is the immersion chamber, containing the mecha-nism called the hydrostatic piston, by means… … hi>/fr/,^AfSu/Mta^ FlO. object is to steer the torpedo down if it rises too high, andto steer it up if it sinks too low. The hydrostatic pistonis actuated by two, forces that oppose each other; one ofthese is a spring, the tension of which can be regulated byscrewing up a nut; the other is the…
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