[PSUBS-MAILIST] XS100 Duo Beta Personal Submersible

[Brent Hartwig <brenthartwig@hotmail.com>]

I stumbled onto something that is simply amazing. These subs and hydrofoil designs will blow your socks off. If not, you need more sleep. So don't look at these pictures sitting down or while drinking anything. You can't say I didn't warn you. 
 
http://www.sureda.org/Portfolio/Portfolio.htm
 
http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2007/07/new-hydrofoil-submersible-concepts.html
 
These subs look like they might be or could be made to be hydrobatic. I had been thinking about using butterfly tail on a sub design I was working on, so it's great to see one.
 
"Guillermo Sureda-Burgos is a world-renowned stylist and designer, who creates new concepts for underwater transportation devices, as well as some striking furniture & appliance designs. He also teaches advanced computer graphics in the Industrial Design department of the Art Institute Fort Lauderdale, and the Canary Islands, Spain. 

The following images were graciously provided by Guillermo - exclusively for Dark Roasted Blend - as an overview of his latest concepts and design ideas"


Personal Submersible Vehicles

"So called "dry-pressurized" submarines have passenger compartment separate from the water and at sea level pressure; the space between the vehicle and the outer hydrodynamic skin floods with seawater during submerged operation. The submersible's layout is similar to the standard seating arrangement of a passenger automobile. XS100 Duo seats two and XS100 Trio seats three submariners. The intended market would be luxury yacht and resort owners, those who are perhaps bored of a luxury yacht and wanting to try something new (the price of a 2 passenger model for a target depth 100 meters should be close to that of a limited production exotic sports car, i. e. around 400,000€. With the larger production numbers the price can come down to 150,000€). The subs eye-catching design seem to be firmly rooted in the best of a Fin & Chrome style of the 50s."

Regards,
Brent Hartwig