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The dancing, spider-like futuristic cruiser!
December 30, 2008
In most versions, the payload module is a self-contained craft that can lower to the surface, detach and operate under its own power.
The engine pods are mechanically separate from the main hulls and can be switched to other pods with a different propulsion system:
From diesel to gas
From propellers to jets
From inboard to outboards
Marine Advanced Research, Inc. has designed, manufactured and tested 8 ft radio-controlled models, a 50 ft personal watercraft and a full size 100 ft prototype. Unmanned versions are in the design process.
Image: The Proteus. | Photograph, courtesy: Marine Advanced Research, Inc.
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