C-50 



UFO 300 



(UNDERWATER FLYING OBSERVER) 



Operating Depth : 98^1 ft (300m) 



Dimensions (LxWxH) : Information not available 



Weight (dry) : 200" lbs (91kg) 



Speed : 2 knots (i+km/hr) fwd/rev; 1.75 knots (3.2l+km/hr) laterally and O.k knots 



(.Tkm/hr) in the vertical. 



Structure : Molded syntactic foam encloses and supports all components. 



Buoyancy: Information not available. 



Pove r Requ ire ments: Information not available. 



P ropulsi on: Ducted impellers operating through 8 water jets provide 



forward/reverse, lateral and vertical movement. 



Instrumentation : Low light TV camera, 2 quartz halogen lamps fitted 



to hull, still color camera. Cathodic protection read-out system provides 



depth and magnetic heading data which is superimposed on camera picture. 



navi ga tion : Magnetic compass and gyroscopically controlled auto-pilot 



system operated through 3-axis joystick. 



Ship board Components : Control Console 10 ft x 8 ft (3m x 2m) containing 



VTR unit, video-edit facility, typewriter and control panel with TV 



display and monitor. 



Sup port Ship Requirements : Information not available. 



Operati n g/Maintenance Crew : Information not available. 



Total Sh i ppin g Weight : Information not available. 



Total Shippi ng Volume : Information not available. 



Stat us : Was to be operational by mid 1979 status unknown. 

 Builder : Winn Technology Ltd. 



Kilbrittain, County Cork 

 Ireland 

 Operator : Submersible Television Surveys Ltd. 

 Aberdeen 

 Scotland 



