Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub as panoramic film platform

[irox <irox@ix.netcom.com>]

Hi Jim,

I think Deep Flight Challenger is still owned by Steve Fossett's
estate, which is in some sort of legal proceedings.  I am interested
if you know of anything different.  The dome is a parabolic or elliptical
dome (I think, from talking with one of the HOT engineers), I don't
know what the thickness is.

Ian.

-----Original Message-----

From: JimToddPsub@aol.com

Sent: Sep 19, 2010 7:02 PM

To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org

Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Sub as panoramic film platform

Hi, Ian,
 
I'm not sure what Graham is doing with Deep Flight Challenger right 
now.  The last I knew it was sitting waiting for someone with enough money 
to put it to work.  The discussions of the last few days on acrylic 
canopies/viewports make me wonder how Challenger or Cameron's proposed sub can 
sustain 36,000 foot depths with that type of canopy.  Fortunately my 
challenges are much more modest.
 
Jim
 

In a message dated 9/19/2010 7:02:43 P.M. Central Daylight Time, 
irox@ix.netcom.com writes:

Hi,

I read about that too, but it didn't mention 
  Australian engineers
in the one I read.  I had assumed that he'd some 
  how purchased
Steve Fossett's unused sub or commissioned another one like 
  it.
The graphic with the article is definitely a deep fly sub.
Maybe 
  they've mistaken Graham Hawkes' accent for 
  Australian.

Cheers,
  Ian.

-----Original 
  Message-----

From: JimToddPsub@aol.com

Sent: Sep 19, 2010 3:38 
  PM

To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org

Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] 
  Sub as panoramic film platform








Gee, I had 
  no idea it was this easy to build an ultra deep water 
  sub:

http://blog.moviefone.com/2010/09/17/avatar-2-james-cameron-underwater/?icid=main%7Chtmlws-main-w%7Cdl7%7Csec3_lnk1%7C171219



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