Model Engineer Index 1898 to Feb 2025

Year 1915
Date 04-Mar
Volume 32
Issue 723
Page 179
Category Nautical
Part
Title An Electrically Driven and Controlled Model Submarine
Author V.E.Johnson
Notes The electric motor, testing the motor, the accumulators, view of movable fins in the prow, the controlling mechanism - the movable fins in the prow, showing torpedo held in position, how the torpedo is released, the self-propelled torpedo, elevation of upper deck, conning tower etc., plan of upper deck or hatch, diagram showing electrical connections, view of twin propellers on concentric gears for torpedo motors, details of torpedo-holder, the balancing weight, making the model watertight, some suggestions, the rudder, experiments and competitions