<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Hi Juergen,</div><div><br></div><div>Unless you want to put actuators on the rotating side thrusters, which adds some complexity, K style rotating thrusters take up the pilot's two hands. In addition if fixed side thrusters are angled outwards, you can run them in opposition and you gain a degree of motion the K configuration doesn't have, crabbing sideways. Plus, fixed thrusters means fewer moving parts.</div><div><br></div><div>I don't see any difficulty compensating K style thrusters, in fact mine are compensated. But for all the above reasons, my next sub has fixed thrusters.</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Alec</div><div><br><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Sep 14, 2013, at 10:33 AM, Juergen Guerrero Kommritz <<a href="mailto:groplias2@yahoo.com">groplias2@yahoo.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hello <br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I need some help. I am seaching some information about lateral tilting thrusters as main propulsion for a submarine. Most of the newer subs have fixed vertical or horizantal thrusters. So there must be a big practical reason. I asume it can be because problems with presure compensating of the motor. If this wasn´t a problem which other problems will have to instal lateral tilting thrusters?</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>I thanks in advance for any information, ideas ore hints.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Best wishes</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Juergen<br></span></div><br><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"><div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </div> </div> </div></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>Personal_Submersibles mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org">Personal_Submersibles@psubs.org</a></span><br><span><a href="http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles">http://www.psubs.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/personal_submersibles</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>