Zyvex Performance Materials has unveiled an ultralightweight composite boat called the Piranha. The unmanned surface vessel (USV) is made entirely of Zyvex's nanotube-reinforced carbon fibre prepreg (Arovex) and is designed to deliver an unprecedented range. It is the largest boat built to date using nanoenhanced materials, the company claims. Piranha is 16.5 m (54 feet) in length but weighs only 3625 kg (8000 pounds). It can carry up to 6800 kg (15 000 pounds) of payload for more than 4000 km (2500 miles). Compared with existing USVs, the Piranha has three times the payload capacity and ten times the range. Construction of vessel is underway and the prototype is scheduled to begin sea trials in the second quarter this year. The Piranha USV is designed to perform a wide variety of missions like anti-piracy, search and rescue, submarine hunting and harbour patrol. Since the Piranha is an unmanned surface vessel, it will reduce the risk to the warfighter and provide greater capability for those missions at a dramatically lower cost.
Nanotube-relnforced carbon fibre prepregs create lightweight boat
Advances in Textiles Technology ; Mar ; 7-8
2010
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