Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Aqua Venture Personal Submarine

["Alan James" <alanjames@xtra.co.nz>]

Hi Jon,
I had a look through their FAQ & it's a 1atm & has to go to the surface to replenish air.
Can go 15-20mph depending on the towing vessel.
Has communication with the topside vessel.
Is currently seeking certification through ABS as a "novel vessel".
Price $115,000-
My  thoughts are; 
How much time have you got to react to an up coming obstacle going at 15mph? 
With 20ft visibility that you'd have about 1 second.
What if you get wedged in between rocks at 100ft & you are a non diver?
For safety reasons you probably couldn't get too close to the type of terrain that makes diving
interesting. 
Regards Alan

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jon Wallace" <jonw@psubs.org>
To: <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:22 AM
Subject: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Aqua Venture Personal Submarine


> The founder of Aqua Venture Personal Submarine will be speaking tonight 
> at IEEE Robotics & Automation Society tonight in Manchester NH.  Lea 
> Nichols and I will be attending out of curiosity.  This is basically a 
> Bionic Dolphin without a motor and instead is simply towed behind a 
> boat.  From what I can glean out of the web site, it is either fiberglas 
> with a carbon fiber underside, or all carbon fiber.  The hatch/dome is 
> teardrop shaped like a fighter jet.  The founder claims it can reach 150 
> feet and that other custom models could be built to reach up to 1000 feet.
>
> Some links if you are interested in more.
> http://www.aquaventurewatercrafts.com
> http://www.ewh.ieee.org/r1/new_hampshire/Events.html
>
> Jon
>
>
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