should there be how many propellers for this boat the academic which is currently used for the russian antarctic expedition is only one shaft and one propeller and basically it has proved to be a reliable boat. another advantage of a single propeller vessel which requires less power when sailing in the open water and consequently it consumes you during that time. has its own advantages for instance when a boat has to break through ice it requires less power than a single shaft one which is kind of surprising but the main advantage would you have to beso both sure most have some sort of back up and be highly reliable together with the client decided to build boat. but as any good builder knows plans on paper one thing making those a reality is a totally different affair and even. before thinking about the first academic a series of tests had to be run here at the cradle of shipbuilding research institute testing pools the pool complex is an important part of what higher is one of the largest experimental stations in the world along the length of the institute a one hundred sixty one pool was used