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Business-class operations to 2000ft

ORCASUB is a 2000-foot depth rated ‘flying’ submersible. Utilizing Nuytco's patented, welded steel pilot hulls allows for a more comfortable, “business class” cockpit for each pilot. ORCASUB incorporates Nuytco's aluminum battery cylinders, allowing for a variety of battery types to be employed, and making it easy to hot-swap in the field. Long range underwater communications, advanced sonar capability, and a powerful lighting package are standard equipment on every ORCASUB. A training course for two pilots and one crew chief is included.

Specifications

General

  • Operating depth: 2000 ft. (600 m)
  • 2 pilots
  • Weight in air 8500 lbs (3855 kg)
  • Length: 21 ft. (6.4 m)
  • Beam: 14 ft. (4.25 m) wings extended
  • Height: 5.0 ft. (1.5 m)
  • Payload: 250lbs(113 kg) with 400lbs(181kg) crew
  • Max Speed: 6 knots

Life Support

  • Redundant O2 systems, total capacity 80 man-hours
  • Carbon dioxide removed via scrubbers
  • Emergency breathing gas via air BIBS

Propulsion

  • All-axis thruster package
  • Variable buoyancy provided by 2 ballast tanks

Viewing

  • Two 24 inch (60 cm) acrylic viewports, also serve as entry hatches

Communication

  • Surface: ICOM VHF
  • Sub-surface: UQC and 27 KHZ Acoustic

Power Source

  • Lithium-Ion: 22KW @240 VDC Main, 500Watts 12/24 VDC by converter

Accessories

  • SONAR
  • Long range underwater communications: 27 kHz Nuytcom DSP acoustic telephone
  • Delux lighting package

Emergency Equipment

  • Drop weight jettison capability
  • Battery jettison capability
  • Emergency battery (for comms and CO2 scrubber)

Optional Equipment

  • HD Camera: H.264 (Blu-Ray Codec) camera
  • Nuytco Newtcam ® HDV video system
  • Hard Disk video recording unit
  • Manipulator which can be mounted to the nose of the sub for special missions
  • Surface docking Launch, Recovery and Transport (LRT) craft
  • Nuytco Newtsun ® 600W LED light heads
  • Multiple laser scaling lights
  • DVL (Doppler Velocity Logger) recording depth, altitude, distance over ground, salinity, temperature and bearing