AquaStar - safe travels underwater

Company AquaStar plans this summer to test the submersible dry-Aqua Star Dolphin. This 'mini submarine', designed for tourist and recreational diving. The depth of underwater excursions will be up to 20 meters. The device is equipped with five engines that allow it to easily navigate under water in all directions. Management staff will be duplicated with a joystick, so that a passenger under favorable circumstances can also fly the machine.

The company is known for its AquaStar single and double models underwater scooters AquaStar AS1 and AS2. In 2005 it was formed by three Russian officers and set itself the goal of underwater vehicles, which manage to be able to any person without a long predpodgotovki. In 2007 he was released first in Russia underwater scooter AquaStar, which all characteristics and consumer properties surpassed many of their foreign counterparts. This device is a swimmer sitting in the saddle like a motorcycle, and his head is inside a small diving bell with a large transparent windows. In this kind of helmet and the air is supplied from a cylinder. Controlled by the wheel scooter resembling a motorcycle.

The money raised from the sale AS1 went on to develop a new two-seater model AS2. As a general principle of the Aqua Star Model 2 is similar to his predecessor single-seater, but now for the journey into the underwater world of a man do not need to prepare for and something to learn - to sit down passenger experienced pilot and more! We need only a short briefing on safety.

The principle of management at the AquaStar scooter is the same as that of a submarine - the initial dive machine fills with water ballast tank. This creates a negative buoyancy, but very small, which is close to zero.

2 AquaStar length of 1.7 meters, height - 1.4 m, width 65 cm larger size has allowed Bell to place in it and a couple of emergency sources of air Spare Air as emergency rescue equipment. Large side windows AquaStar 2 provide excellent visibility and allows tourists to take photos and video of opening types.

Looks like a first model of the "scooter number two" in many ways much ahead of her. Two containers of 12 liters allow the passenger and the pilot Aqua Star 2 under water up to 1 hour 10 minutes. Car battery (75 Ah), which powers electric cars, it provides a 2:00 speed.

Operating depth scooter is 7-12 meters, maximum - 20 m. This is only slightly decreased the rate: it now amounts to 5 km / h to 7 km / h in single-seat version. Scooter weighs 40 kg without batteries and cylinders. With a full load - 80 kg.