Sealegs RAC-JET Wins Research & Development Grant
02 May 2005
2 May 05
Sealegs RAC-JET Wins Research & Development Grant
Sealegs International today announced that it has received a Technology New Zealand Grant for $100,000 for the research and development of its Sealegs jet powered Rugged Amphibious Craft (RAC-Jet) technology.
The grant is to assist in the funding of the research and development of the single engine powered Sealegs RAC-Jet, which will incorporate a specially designed hybrid air/water cooling system to allow the amphibious craft to operate on land and water.
Sealegs International CEO Mr David McKee Wright says the Sealegs RAC-Jet concept “has received considerable interest from recreational boaters as well as military, police and rescue organisations from around the world”.
The Sealegs RAC, developed as a result of market feedback, is a robust craft constructed of marine grade aluminium with a large work/payload area and a big hard-top canopy.
A commercial version of the Sealegs RAC-Jet is expected to be in production and available by the end of 2005 with a price of $98,000.
For further details visit RAC-JET Research and Development Grant
