'Flying' submarine prepares for its deep-sea launch. (new one-person submersible Deep Flight)

From: Insight on the News | Date: October 2, 1995| Author: Shine, Jerry | Copyright information

In 1960 Jacques Piccard and Donald Walsh took the 'Trieste' and dived to the bottom of the Marianas Trench, 37,791 ft below the sea. Research has been ongoing to correct the flaws in the 'Trieste' so that such deep dives can be repeated. Trials for the new Deep Flight submersibles are planned for 1995.

A single-occupant submersible - featuring a medical new design that allows it to maneuver like a jet fighter - is being developed to explore the oceanic abyss.

Two hundred m...

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