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The future of deep sea tourism?
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to dive deep into the ocean and explore depths that you never thought possible? Or maybe you imagined what it would be like to go deeper when you were out scuba diving? Well, if you have, or even if you are just an ocean or aquatic life enthusiast, today might be your lucky day.
The Deep Flight Super Falcon was unveiled Wednesday in San Francisco, a fully submersible vessel that can dive to depths as far as 1,000 feet underwater with two crew members on board.
Part plane, part submarine, and completely revolutionary, the Deep Flight Super Falcon, created by Hawkes Ocean Technologies, is an attempt to get normal people out into parts of the ocean only scientists, engineers and the military have touched.
Prior to this, only five other deep sea submersible’s existed in the world, all of which are owned by government entities. What is so exciting about this invention is that instead of needing a ton of time to get into the water, the Deep Flight Super Falcon can be launched virtually anywhere, without the need for a mother ship.
It works much like an aircraft, in that it uses the downward lift from its wings to propel the craft to the depths of the sea. Moving at between six and eight knots, its speed rivals that of the conventional submarine. Even more amazing is that it is powered by lithium batteries instead of fuel which prevents it from damaging the sea life around it.
From the inside, it uses a series of LED lights to keep the craft illuminated for the explorers which eliminates the potential for disturbing creatures around the craft. Other features included oxygen in the cabin that lasts for 24 hours and a safety system that makes the craft buoyant enough to rise to the surface naturally, if it were to run out of power.
The design of the vehicle appears modest, but you never judge a book by its cover.
It has two, bubble looking domes that house the heads of the passengers offering a three hundred and sixty degree view of the surroundings. The pilot controls the ship with a joystick and accompanying monitors that give up to date read outs concerning the vessel.
The ship itself is supposedly quiet enough to allow you to follow animals around in the water and because you are enclosed not in a cabin but behind the domes, it feels like you are a part of the ocean itself.
So how does the Deep Flight Super Falcon apply to you?
Instead of using it strictly for research purposes, Hawkes Ocean Technologies is offering two ways of getting on board this thing. One is a summer ‘flight school’ offered in Monterey, California that will give graduates access to piloting submersibles and the other is a VIP program designed to take dignitaries from politics to journalism down inside the craft in an effort to promote awareness and ocean avocation.
This is truly an extraordinary invention not only because it will allow people other than ocean specialists to get a first-hand look at unexplored oceanic territories, but because it promotes environmental awareness and preservation with its message and its design.
While most of us would love to get our hands on our own deep sea submersible, there are several roadblocks that may prevent it from being released on a wide scale.
One, the price tag is a cool $1.5 million dollars and two because there is no plan in place to regulate tons of people exploring the open water.
So keep scuba diving (if you don't have $1.5 million bucks sitting around), keep our oceans clean, and keep exploring and you never know, maybe one day we will all be able to listen to ‘Yellow Submarine’ while exploring the great unknown.
For more info: Contact Adam: admillios@gmail.com
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