Table 1 . Desired Characteristics of the Lifting, Transporting, 

 and Positioning Subsystem 



Characteristic 



Target Date 



By FY-73 



By FY-77 



Surface-Support Subsystem 







Depth 



6,000 ft 



6,000 ft 



Load Capacity 



20-100 tons 



400-600 tons 



Rate of Lifting 



l-3fps 



2-4 fps 



IVIaximum Dynamic Stress in Cable 

 (percent of static stress) 



10-50% 



5-10% 



Maximum Vertical Oscillation of 

 Object 



1-2 ft 



0.1-1.0 ft 



Near Bottom Transport Subsystem 







Depth 





6,000 ft 



Load Capacity 





10-30 tons 



Height of Lift 





20-1 00 ft 



Transport Capability 





300-600 ft 



Alignment Tolerance 

 (translation) 





+ 0.1-0.5 ft 



Alignment Tolerance 

 (rotation) 





+ l-3deg 



Attitude Tolerance 

 (vertical) 





± 1 -3 deg 



