Special Purpose Vessels
Benefits of using the VanishProp for retractable pods:
- High efficiency in a broader speed range than for smaller ducted pods
- The needed space for the retracted pod inside the vessel body is reduced extensively
- Expanded blade diameter is 233% of the retracted diameter
- Propeller blades can be replaced underwater by a diver
- Can work in combination with other VanishProps or other propeller as a counter rotating system
- Fouling on the propeller blades is no longer a problem. The blades either rotate or live their lives in complete darkness