Virgin Releases The New "Necker Nymph," an Underwater Plane
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[release][b]Virgin bills the Necker Nymph as a "a new class of high-performance, positively buoyant vehicles which safely extend the overall capabilities of scuba, while offering the unique experience of underwater flight."
Unlike conventional subs, which use ballast to sink in the water, the Necker Nymph uses "uses downward 'lift' on the wings to fly down to depth," Virgin explained in a statement.
Each dive can last up to two hours, during which time the "hydrobatic" Necker Nymph can perform dolphin-like flips underwater. An open cockpit provides a near 360-degree viewing experience.[/b][/release]
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Although cool, it makes me wonder two things. How fast do you have to go to maintain downward lift and when can I buy one?
"downward lift"
lol
Oh god, are we going to have planes flying in the goddamn ocean now?
You'd feel cabin pressure.
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;20009659]downward lift[/QUOTE]
isn't that like a paradox?
[QUOTE=3viLoc1Ty;20009733]isn't that like a paradox?[/QUOTE]
Yes, yes it is.
Reminds me of
[img]http://www.gasolinealleyantiques.com/kits/images/Miscellaneous/ksn-stingray1.JPG[/img]
This is actually cool but it's going to take decades to come to its perfection.
[QUOTE=3viLoc1Ty;20009733]isn't that like a paradox?[/QUOTE]
[quote=Wikipedia]
A fluid flowing past the surface of a body exerts a force on it. Lift is defined to be the component of this force that is perpendicular to the oncoming flow direction.[/quote]
:science:
"we have tuna strike!, we have tuna strike!"
[QUOTE=3viLoc1Ty;20009733]isn't that like a paradox?[/QUOTE]
Well, what it really means is that it flies, not floats in the water. Generally, submarines control depth with tanks that are filled with more or less water to change the overall density of the ship and sink more or less. The Necker Nymph, on the other hand, functions more like an airplane. It constantly is less dense (overall) than water, making it want to float, much like an airplane is more dense than air, making it want to fall. The wings, however, create lift. While lift may sound like it means it will go up, it really just means perpendicular to whatever plane they are moving through. They both create enough lift to counter and exceed their density issues and fly through their respective fluids.
Great, more toys for rich people.
And, 36,000 feet? That's gotta be a typo, you're not scuba diving any deeper than a few hundred feet, and to make it to 36,000 you need INCHES of titanium armor capable of withstanding about a thousand atmospheres of pressure.
Also, with a 2 hour limit, you're gonna be dead long before you reach the bottom.
[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;20010374]Underwater boat:
[img]http://malum.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/ebsis_krasnodar_submarine.jpg[/img][/QUOTE]
I believe that's a submarine.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;20010252]Great, more toys for rich people.
And, 36,000 feet? That's gotta be a typo, you're not scuba diving any deeper than a few hundred feet, and to make it to 36,000 you need INCHES of titanium armor capable of withstanding about a thousand atmospheres of pressure.
Also, with a 2 hour limit, you're gonna be dead long before you reach the bottom.[/QUOTE]
I doubt it will ever go that far down, but really you and the Necker Nymph can take that pressure so long as it is all equal across the board, from the inside of your body to the outside environment.
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;20010548]I doubt it will ever go that far down, but really you and the Necker Nymph can take that pressure so long as it is all equal across the board, from the inside of your body to the outside environment.[/QUOTE]
Except there is no way to equalize the inside of your body to the pressure at 36,000 feet. There's a reason compressed air diving stops at about 300 feet, your body can't take it anymore. Below that, you need to be encased in an armored enclosure, usually at one atmosphere.
Here's an idea of what it takes to reach 36,000 feet:
[url]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Bathyscaphe_Trieste_sphere.jpg[/url]
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;20010721]Except there is no way to equalize the inside of your body to the pressure at 36,000 feet. There's a reason compressed air diving stops at about 300 feet, your body can't take it anymore. Below that, you need to be encased in an armored enclosure, usually at one atmosphere.
Here's an idea of what it takes to reach 36,000 feet:
[url]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Bathyscaphe_Trieste_sphere.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]
Good god this looks kinda creepy
When you think of the Borealis
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;20010721]Except there is no way to equalize the inside of your body to the pressure at 36,000 feet. There's a reason compressed air diving stops at about 300 feet, your body can't take it anymore. Below that, you need to be encased in an armored enclosure, usually at one atmosphere.
Here's an idea of what it takes to reach 36,000 feet:
[url]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Bathyscaphe_Trieste_sphere.jpg[/url][/QUOTE]
Thanks for the info. Now that begs a new question: How does such a small craft hold out that much pressure? Is it made of carbon nanotubes and transparent titanium or something?
Scuba vehicles suck. I want a fucking submarine.
Is it safe?
How much are they exactly?
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;20011134]How much are they exactly?[/QUOTE]
A one-week rent is $25,000.00 American.
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;20011156]A one-week rent is $25,000.00 American.[/QUOTE]
What about buy?
Not that I have the money, I'm just curious.
[QUOTE=sloppy_joes;20011229]What about buy?
Not that I have the money, I'm just curious.[/QUOTE]
Rent only.
[QUOTE=ASmellyOgre;20010916]Thanks for the info. Now that begs a new question: How does such a small craft hold out that much pressure? Is it made of carbon nanotubes and transparent titanium or something?[/QUOTE]
The Trieste's pressure hull was a solid steel sphere something like six or eight inches thick, which is what you see in the picture. The viewport is conical, so that increasing watcher pressure compresses the cone of plexiglass into a smaller and smaller space, sealing it better. The hatch (not visible) is built the same way.
There is nothing on the planet currently that can give you more than a couple inches worth of viewport at 36,000 feet without being destroyed by the pressure.
14.7 psi per atmosphere, one atmosphere every 33 feet of depth, so at that depth you're looking at more than 15,000 pounds on every square inch of that thing that has regular air pressure inside.
Traffic control will be hell.
So now terrorist can blow up our coral reefs?
I love Virgin. They always make kick ass things.
When I read the title I thought it was going to be something much more perverted.
I would see myself only hitting all of the fish with that thing.
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