Posted by Pam McCaughey on
URL: https://www.shado-forum.com/Skydiver-Sky-1-launch-tp1491779p1491785.html

Dave wrote: "Neat observation, but not the same thing. Polaris missiles are
protected inside the submarine until launched, and then their silo's are
only flooded when launched near the surface. Sky 1 is constantly hauled
about on the nose at great depths...everywhere that submarine goes. Weight
is the God of aerospace design, and to make a plane capable of withstanding
those pressures and the corrosion of constant salt water immersion is
impractical. It requires a heavy pressure hull to keep the thing from
collapsing at depth.It sure does look cool though!"

Not only that, but the missles are never retrieved. They go out, find their
target and explode, right? Sky 1 not only has to find its target, but shoot
it down AND return to hook back up with the remainder of the Skydiver sub.
What happens to the sub while Sky 1 is out looking for UFOs? How do they
reconnect? I've seen snippets showing the sub pointing its nose
surface-ward, to release Sky 1, but I cannot figure out the reverse order -
Sky 1 cannot 'back itself up" to re-connect with Skydiver sub.

Pam