Deep Flight - H.O.T. [Submersibles

Modular designed craft operated in one of three configurations.
Deep Flight II

Crew: One person, two person, prone position
Configuration:Single person, fast survey craft
Two person, fast survey craft
Two person with work and hovering,
maneuvering module (work package)

Life Support: 96 Hours
Flight Endurance: 8 Hours
Dimensions: 16 ft. long, 9 ft. wide, 4 ft. high
Weight: Est. 5000 lbs. single person config.
Operational Depth: 4,000/20,000/37,000 fsw
Speed: 6 knots
Construction: Ceramics (US Navy)
Ascent Rate: 700 feet/minute
Descent Rate: 400 feet/minute
Pitch: +/- 60 degrees
Roll: +/- 60 degrees

Deep Flight II (DFII), which has been designed and is awaiting funding, will be built with acrylic crew hulls for 3,000 feet or with titanium hulls with conventional viewports for 20,000 feet. Hawkes has recently resolved all engineering design issues for Deep Flight II and is actively pushing this program forward. To do so, H.O.T. is looking for corporate sponsors and individual patrons.