My line of work gave me many opportunities over the years to get in contact with am amazing professionals and companies.
One of them is U-Boat Worx in Breda (The Netherlands), an almost 20 years old company developing manned submarines for science and "recreation". I would like to immediately address the technological level of these products and the incredible effort that goes into certifying them by testing and re-testing every single component, assembly and subsystem at the presence of the relevant authorities.
Anyway, I visited them again last Monday and I had the chance to see their Super Sub 3 in the flesh for the first time. This is a 3 passengers sub (the pilot seats in the middle and behind the two passengers) designed to go faster (10mph when submerged) and perform more aggressively underwater (hence the 5 points belts and racing seats).
It has 4 main thrusters, 2 vertical thrusters and a X-tail with full-moving planes.
By design, all U-Boat Worx submersibles are slightly positive buoyant and they will dive only if downward thrust is applied. In case of an APD failure, the sub will then re-surface on its own (unless trapped).
They have air tanks but they are used to adjust the surface trim while boarding/unboarding.
One of them is U-Boat Worx in Breda (The Netherlands), an almost 20 years old company developing manned submarines for science and "recreation". I would like to immediately address the technological level of these products and the incredible effort that goes into certifying them by testing and re-testing every single component, assembly and subsystem at the presence of the relevant authorities.
Anyway, I visited them again last Monday and I had the chance to see their Super Sub 3 in the flesh for the first time. This is a 3 passengers sub (the pilot seats in the middle and behind the two passengers) designed to go faster (10mph when submerged) and perform more aggressively underwater (hence the 5 points belts and racing seats).
It has 4 main thrusters, 2 vertical thrusters and a X-tail with full-moving planes.
By design, all U-Boat Worx submersibles are slightly positive buoyant and they will dive only if downward thrust is applied. In case of an APD failure, the sub will then re-surface on its own (unless trapped).
They have air tanks but they are used to adjust the surface trim while boarding/unboarding.
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