The Hyper-Sub holds strong promise for offshore oil & gas as well as defense purposes.
modest operational lifecycle costs of $80 to $100/hour, which includes maintenance -- will go a long way in expanding the safe, cheap and efficient subsea operations. MTR What is Hyper-Sub's 'claim to fame?' RM Other than the propulsion unit improvements made over the years (nuclear propulsion as an example), the Hyper-Sub represents the first major paradigm shift in submersible design since the inception of the submersible. As stated by one submersible design expert, the HyperSub represents the 'Holy Grail of mini-sub design.' It will be perhaps the safest, all weather, long range, high speed surface craft ever designed and it utilizes these surface craft characteristics (such as large surface hull displacement or lift which lifts the pressure hull above the water line when surfaced) to create a low "use cost" submersible ($90 per hour life cycle) that no longer requires the deployment, deployment support or transport cost of a surface vessel. Indeed, as explained to the Rand
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Corporation, the Hyper-Sub represents entirely new safety, use cost, design cost and deployment variability paradigms never before thought possible; that is until now. Ultimately it will be to the water what the helicopter was to the air. MTR What are the target markets? RM Charter tourism, oil and gas, military, port security, salvage and recreational private purchasers, among others MTR What are some of the vessel's specs? RM It depends on which variation of the boat you are looking at. All Hyper-Subs will share the same central frame to which components are bolted, but it is "purpose configurable." This means that it can accept many different variations in fuel and battery loads, as well as have the ability to be outfitted for very specific purposes.
October 2007
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