Posted by davrecon on
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----- Original Message -----

From: Anthony Appleyard

Subject: [SHADO] RE: Skydiver/Sky 1
launch.







Sky 1..... ......foldable wings. It
should

also be a LOT smaller compared to the sub :: someone wrote that when the
Sky 1

model was made it was at first meant to represent a midget sub.



When
I fisrt saw the show as a kid,

I got the impression that SkyDiver was a big sub;

300 ft + , with this gigantic airplane on the nose of it,

with a crew of at least 40 or so, and that it went on long

patrol missions like regular navy submarines.

But
now seeing it again recently, It appears

more like it were just this little mini sub, with just a

handfull of crew, less than half a dozen. And it's mission

profile seems to be that of making merely day trips,

with the crew getting to go home at night.

Seeing
the production sketches on Marc's

website seems to supprt that, as there is only one

main deck and appearently no messing or berthing

quarters for any crew. Also, we frequently see Peter

Gordeno returning to SHADO headquarters after

shooting down his prey, so it doesn't seem likely

he's that far away.

Somehow
it was more fun as a big, long range

patrol craft, than as a little day tripper....



Dave H.


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