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CAPSULE OBSERVATION [1 record]

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Record 1 2010-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archaeology
  • Underwater Navigation Equipment
DEF

something like a diving bell with wings.

CONT

The least expensive is a towvane, a self-contained diving chamber ... one or two observers can comfortably be towed in it and can control their elevation over the sea-floor with ailerons mounted on both sides of the chamber. (MADIG,1975, p. 121).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Archéologie
  • Appareils de navigation sous-marine
CONT

Le Towvane est une capsule d'acier [qui] porte des ailerons sur les côtés. Le pilote-observateur [...] peut relever ou abaisser les ailerons extérieurs [...] afin d'imprimer un mouvement ascendant ou descendant au submersible. (ONARC, 1973, p. 288).

Spanish

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