FIELD: shipbuilding. SUBSTANCE: submersible vehicle includes hull and propulsion complex consisting of group of fore transverse propulsors and group of three or four aft cruising reversible propulsors. Reversible water-jet propellers are used as cruising propulsors which are arranged in aft portion of vehicle hull. Water-jet tubes, inlet and outlet branch pipes of propulsors are rigidly secured in vehicle hull. Inlet branch pipes are bent through angle of 20-50 deg from longitudinal axis of vehicle and outlet branch pipes are fitted at angle of 0-25 deg relative to this axis. EFFECT: enhanced reliability. 3 cl, 4 dwg
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1998-01-10—Published
1996-04-23—Filed