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The boat would lean outwards when surfaced and slightly inwards ( as an airplane ) when submerged.
So if turning sharply to the right at high speed and surfaced, the boat would lean to the left and the crew would have to lean quite a lot to the right to compensate. If submerged the boat would lean to the right, but not much, hard to tell about the crew though as the boat is banking in the “right†direction. I guess they would lean right in the beginning of the turn until the boat has banked and then they would straighten up during the turn and at the end they would lean left as the boat stops turning but still is leaning somewhat to the right.
Leif…
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Re: How does a submarine bank when turning to port or starboard?
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Date: January 11, 2005 11:58AM
The boat would lean outwards when surfaced and slightly inwards ( as an airplane ) when submerged.
So if turning sharply to the right at high speed and surfaced, the boat would lean to the left and the crew would have to lean quite a lot to the right to compensate. If submerged the boat would lean to the right, but not much, hard to tell about the crew though as the boat is banking in the “right†direction. I guess they would lean right in the beginning of the turn until the boat has banked and then they would straighten up during the turn and at the end they would lean left as the boat stops turning but still is leaning somewhat to the right.
Leif…
