Deep Flight - H.O.T. [Submersibles]

The submersibles and the technology associated with Graham Hawkes span many years and have come in many shapes and sizes.

Deep Flight Super Falcon First production winged submersible. Launching Fall 2008.	Deep Flight Challenger World's deepest submersible; capable of full ocean depth; built 2005-2008 for the late adventurer, Steve Fossett	Deep Flight Aviator The Deep Flight Aviator was built as an experimental prototype and and was sold to a group which is operating the experimental prototype without the support of Hawkes Ocean Technologies.

Deep Flight I Winged submersible prototype launched in 1995	Wet Flight Launched in 1997 as a unique film platform for an IMAX Film	Deep Rover Launched in the late 1980's. Currently owned by filmmaker James Cameron

Mantis Launched in the early 1980's; featured in the Bond film, "For Your Eyes Only."	Deep Flight II Proposed Design

Deep Flight Super Falcon
Deep Flight Super Falcon submersibles have replaced the experimental prototype Deep Flight Aviator/502 as the most advanced Deep Flight submersible offered for private use. HOT is currently building Deep Flight Falcon submersibles for private clients.

Click here to download a PDF of the Super Falcon Specifications brochure.

Deep Flight Challenger
The only full ocean depth capable submersible in the world, Deep Flight Challenger was built to enable adventurer, Steve Fossett to explore the deepest point of the ocean and to set the ultimate solo dive record for all time. Unfortunately Fossett perished in a plane crash before he could dive the submersible to record depth.

Deep Flight Aviator
Deep Flight Aviator was built as an experimental prototype and has since been de-commissioned and sold to a group who is operating the experimental submersible without support from Hawkes Ocean Technologies.

Wet Flight
In 1997, H.O.T. built Wet Flight (WF), a one-person, high performance submersible designed specifically for underwater filming as a mobile camera platform. WF is available for lease to filmmakers, and was first used as a filming platform to film from the POV of a dolphin in the IMAX ridefilm, Dolphins: The Ride.

Deep Flight I
In 1996, H.O.T. completed Deep Flight I (DFI), an experimental, one-person submersible. DFI was built to prove the concept of underwater flight and has broken through to an entirely new class of submersible craft which operate on the principles of dynamic wing forces and flight control rather than the static system of ballast adjustment and vectored thrust of conventional submersibles.

Deep Rover
Graham Hawkes designed Deep Rover in the mid-1980s and Deep Ocean Engineering built two 1-seat Deep Rovers and two 2-seat Deep Rovers. The 2-seat Deep Rovers were featured in James Cameron’s IMAX film, “Aliens of the Deep.

Mantis and Wasp
Graham Hawkes designed the Mantis and WASP Atmospheric Diving Suits which were built by OSEL (UK) and were used extensively for industrial work.

Deep Flight II
Deep Flight II is the proposed commercial version of the Deep Flight Challenger craft HOT built for adventurer, Steve Fossett. HOT is now the only organization in the world capable of building craft for full ocean depth (37,000 feet).