Błotniak Explained

Błotniak (Polish for "Harrier") is a one-man wet cabin underwater craft designed in Poland in 1978. It was based in the torpedo research centre in Gdynia (commonly called Formoza).

Technical data

Specification

• propulsion:
  • two batteries of compressed air accumulators in the tubes on the sides of the craft
  • one set of ducted contra-rotating propellers
  • one electrical motor as a source of power for the propeller
• equipment:
  • two spotlights
  • 2 sonars (passive and active)
  • depth-levelling system
• maximum speed: 5abbr=onNaNabbr=on
• range: 50abbr=onNaNabbr=on
• load capacity: 200abbr=onNaNabbr=on