Speaking of engineering ...
 

I recently watched "Azorian" via Amazon Prime streaming. It's about
the CIA's program to raise the Soviet sub K-129 that sank off of Iceland
in 1974.

Talk about some serious engineering! Howard Hughes was recruited to
provide a cover story by "financing" the design and building
of the Huges Glomar Explorer as a sea bed mining ship. In reality the
CIA financed it all of course.

The bottom of the ship had two huge doors that slid open
allowing the deployment of a giant lift device with claws that would
submerge, held in place by pipes, to a depth of 16,500 feet where the
sub lay on the bottom.

The technical challenges of designing the systems involved were mind
boggling. Makes the challenge of going to the moon look like duck soup.

Great documentary for those with this kind of interest.

Speaking of engineering ...
 

On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:21:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


I recently watched "Azorian" via Amazon Prime streaming. It's about
the CIA's program to raise the Soviet sub K-129 that sank off of Iceland
in 1974.

Talk about some serious engineering! Howard Hughes was recruited to
provide a cover story by "financing" the design and building
of the Huges Glomar Explorer as a sea bed mining ship. In reality the
CIA financed it all of course.

The bottom of the ship had two huge doors that slid open
allowing the deployment of a giant lift device with claws that would
submerge, held in place by pipes, to a depth of 16,500 feet where the
sub lay on the bottom.

The technical challenges of designing the systems involved were mind
boggling. Makes the challenge of going to the moon look like duck soup.

Great documentary for those with this kind of interest.

Thanks
I have burned through all of the Frontlines I care about and the
American Experiences. I was getting ready to start Ken Burns America
but I will check that one out first. I have seen a few shows and read
a lot about the Glomar Explorer. I am still curious how much of that
sub we really got. I really question the official story. (but I bet
that is not shocking to anyone)

Speaking of engineering ...
 

Mr. Luddite wrote:

I recently watched "Azorian" via Amazon Prime streaming. It's about
the CIA's program to raise the Soviet sub K-129 that sank off of Iceland
in 1974.

Talk about some serious engineering! Howard Hughes was recruited to
provide a cover story by "financing" the design and building
of the Huges Glomar Explorer as a sea bed mining ship. In reality the
CIA financed it all of course.

The bottom of the ship had two huge doors that slid open
allowing the deployment of a giant lift device with claws that would
submerge, held in place by pipes, to a depth of 16,500 feet where the
sub lay on the bottom.

The technical challenges of designing the systems involved were mind
boggling. Makes the challenge of going to the moon look like duck soup.

Great documentary for those with this kind of interest.



The Glomar was anchored with the mothball fleet in the Sacramento Delta for
years. Fished next to it a lot. Even from the outside was an
interesting ship. Especially when you read about the design. The tower
for the pipe were still on the ship. Laid down in storage.

Speaking of engineering ...
 

On 3/17/2018 12:18 AM, Bill wrote:
Mr. Luddite wrote:

I recently watched "Azorian" via Amazon Prime streaming. It's about
the CIA's program to raise the Soviet sub K-129 that sank off of Iceland
in 1974.

Talk about some serious engineering! Howard Hughes was recruited to
provide a cover story by "financing" the design and building
of the Huges Glomar Explorer as a sea bed mining ship. In reality the
CIA financed it all of course.

The bottom of the ship had two huge doors that slid open
allowing the deployment of a giant lift device with claws that would
submerge, held in place by pipes, to a depth of 16,500 feet where the
sub lay on the bottom.

The technical challenges of designing the systems involved were mind
boggling. Makes the challenge of going to the moon look like duck soup.

Great documentary for those with this kind of interest.



The Glomar was anchored with the mothball fleet in the Sacramento Delta for
years. Fished next to it a lot. Even from the outside was an
interesting ship. Especially when you read about the design. The tower
for the pipe were still on the ship. Laid down in storage.


A lot of the original equipment was removed when it was sold. According
to the documentary it was eventually sold and converted to an oil
research vessel or something.

The huge tower that held the piping which in turn held the claw device
was mounted on a gimbal using four gigantic custom made bearings. The
gimbal allowed the piping to stay straight when the ship rocked and
rolled due to wave action. Thrusters (along with main propulsion) kept
the ship in place however it was before GPS or satellite navigation.
They had three sensors on the ocean floor, each about a mile apart in a
triangular configuration to sense where the ship was positioned very
precisely.

Speaking of engineering ...
 

On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:47:06 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:21:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


I recently watched "Azorian" via Amazon Prime streaming. It's about
the CIA's program to raise the Soviet sub K-129 that sank off of Iceland
in 1974.

Talk about some serious engineering! Howard Hughes was recruited to
provide a cover story by "financing" the design and building
of the Huges Glomar Explorer as a sea bed mining ship. In reality the
CIA financed it all of course.

The bottom of the ship had two huge doors that slid open
allowing the deployment of a giant lift device with claws that would
submerge, held in place by pipes, to a depth of 16,500 feet where the
sub lay on the bottom.

The technical challenges of designing the systems involved were mind
boggling. Makes the challenge of going to the moon look like duck soup.

Great documentary for those with this kind of interest.

Thanks
I have burned through all of the Frontlines I care about and the
American Experiences. I was getting ready to start Ken Burns America
but I will check that one out first. I have seen a few shows and read
a lot about the Glomar Explorer. I am still curious how much of that
sub we really got. I really question the official story. (but I bet
that is not shocking to anyone)

If you've not seen Ken Burn's 'Civil War', it's well worth watching.

Speaking of engineering ...
 

On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:21:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


I recently watched "Azorian" via Amazon Prime streaming. It's about
the CIA's program to raise the Soviet sub K-129 that sank off of Iceland
in 1974.

Talk about some serious engineering! Howard Hughes was recruited to
provide a cover story by "financing" the design and building
of the Huges Glomar Explorer as a sea bed mining ship. In reality the
CIA financed it all of course.

The bottom of the ship had two huge doors that slid open
allowing the deployment of a giant lift device with claws that would
submerge, held in place by pipes, to a depth of 16,500 feet where the
sub lay on the bottom.

The technical challenges of designing the systems involved were mind
boggling. Makes the challenge of going to the moon look like duck soup.

Great documentary for those with this kind of interest.

Thanks. Spielberg's 'World War II in Color' from Netflix is next on my list.

Speaking of engineering ...
 

On 3/17/2018 7:54 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:21:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


I recently watched "Azorian" via Amazon Prime streaming. It's about
the CIA's program to raise the Soviet sub K-129 that sank off of Iceland
in 1974.

Talk about some serious engineering! Howard Hughes was recruited to
provide a cover story by "financing" the design and building
of the Huges Glomar Explorer as a sea bed mining ship. In reality the
CIA financed it all of course.

The bottom of the ship had two huge doors that slid open
allowing the deployment of a giant lift device with claws that would
submerge, held in place by pipes, to a depth of 16,500 feet where the
sub lay on the bottom.

The technical challenges of designing the systems involved were mind
boggling. Makes the challenge of going to the moon look like duck soup.

Great documentary for those with this kind of interest.

Thanks. Spielberg's 'World War II in Color' from Netflix is next on my list.



I can access Netflix but I never opened an account with them. My
daughter was over the other day and put her Netflix account information
into the PS4 that I use to stream Amazon Prime videos. Worked just fine
so now I can also access Netflix.

Like you and Greg, I enjoy some of the documentaries. Not much of a
regular movie watcher though.

Speaking of engineering ...
 

Mr. Luddite
- show quoted text -

Like you and Greg, I enjoy some of the documentaries. Not much of a
regular movie watcher though.

——-

Same here. Dont have much of a chance though seeing the Mrs has the tv clogged with lifeline and hallmark channel stuff.

Harry doesn’t believe it though. He’s still convinced I watch Fox News... lol!

Speaking of engineering ...
 

On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 08:17:44 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:

On 3/17/2018 7:54 AM, John H. wrote:
On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:21:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" wrote:


I recently watched "Azorian" via Amazon Prime streaming. It's about
the CIA's program to raise the Soviet sub K-129 that sank off of Iceland
in 1974.

Talk about some serious engineering! Howard Hughes was recruited to
provide a cover story by "financing" the design and building
of the Huges Glomar Explorer as a sea bed mining ship. In reality the
CIA financed it all of course.

The bottom of the ship had two huge doors that slid open
allowing the deployment of a giant lift device with claws that would
submerge, held in place by pipes, to a depth of 16,500 feet where the
sub lay on the bottom.

The technical challenges of designing the systems involved were mind
boggling. Makes the challenge of going to the moon look like duck soup.

Great documentary for those with this kind of interest.

Thanks. Spielberg's 'World War II in Color' from Netflix is next on my list.



I can access Netflix but I never opened an account with them. My
daughter was over the other day and put her Netflix account information
into the PS4 that I use to stream Amazon Prime videos. Worked just fine
so now I can also access Netflix.

Like you and Greg, I enjoy some of the documentaries. Not much of a
regular movie watcher though.


The WWII documentary is a series. Thirteen episodes for a total of about 10 1/2 hours. I'll set
aside a day and just gorge myself. Maybe two days.

Speaking of engineering ...
 

On Sat, 17 Mar 2018 07:40:46 -0400, John H.
wrote:

On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 20:47:06 -0400, wrote:

On Fri, 16 Mar 2018 17:21:27 -0400, "Mr. Luddite"
wrote:


I recently watched "Azorian" via Amazon Prime streaming. It's about
the CIA's program to raise the Soviet sub K-129 that sank off of Iceland
in 1974.

Talk about some serious engineering! Howard Hughes was recruited to
provide a cover story by "financing" the design and building
of the Huges Glomar Explorer as a sea bed mining ship. In reality the
CIA financed it all of course.

The bottom of the ship had two huge doors that slid open
allowing the deployment of a giant lift device with claws that would
submerge, held in place by pipes, to a depth of 16,500 feet where the
sub lay on the bottom.

The technical challenges of designing the systems involved were mind
boggling. Makes the challenge of going to the moon look like duck soup.

Great documentary for those with this kind of interest.

Thanks
I have burned through all of the Frontlines I care about and the
American Experiences. I was getting ready to start Ken Burns America
but I will check that one out first. I have seen a few shows and read
a lot about the Glomar Explorer. I am still curious how much of that
sub we really got. I really question the official story. (but I bet
that is not shocking to anyone)

If you've not seen Ken Burn's 'Civil War', it's well worth watching.

I have been through that one a couple times. Those shows are great
for the headset since you really don't need to watch to know what they
are talking about. I can have that running while I am doing other
things.