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Going Deep! Steve Fossett's Legacy Lives On!

by www.pressure-drop.us on 8 Apr 2011
Delivery of the Super Falcon www.pressuredrop.us - copyright
Graham Hawkes of Hawkes Ocean Technologies in Richmond CA is known for providing Maltese Falcon with ' Super Falcon' Has teamed up with Chris Welsh of the Spencer 65' Ragtime fame, who recently purchased the late great Steve Fossetts maxi Catamaran, Cheyenne (Formerly Play Station) and Richard Branson to complete the mission Steve Fossett set out to achieve in 2005, to build a manned submersible capable of diving to the deepest trenches on our blue planet, some 37,000 feet.

Graham (in burgandy shirt) documents the mint condition<br /> © www.pressuredrop.us - copyright
Graham (in burgandy shirt) documents the mint condition
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Hoisting the submersible with the yardarm<br /> © www.pressuredrop.us - copyright
Hoisting the submersible with the yardarm
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Discussing the placement of Super Falcon on deck of the mother ship<br /> © www.pressuredrop.us - copyright
Discussing the placement of Super Falcon on deck of the mother ship
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Safely stowed on deck<br /> © www.pressuredrop.us - copyright
Safely stowed on deck
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Deep Flight Challenger © www.pressuredrop.us - copyright
Deep Flight Challenger © www.pressuredrop.us - copyright





Deep Flight Challenger is a one person sub weighing in at 7,000 to 8000 lbs, has an estimated 15 mile range and move at six knots, is the only deep water sub not hooked to a mothership via an umbilical cord. Cheyenne will serve as the delivery mechanism to deliver Deep Flight Challenger to the Worlds five Deepest trenches for deployment. Info Sheet

Chris Welshes 65 Spencer
Chris Welshes 65 Spencer "Ragtime" at the 2009 Big Boat Series © www.pressuredrop.us - copyright


Cheyenne getting a test drive last summer in her post © www.pressuredrop.us - copyright
Cheyenne getting a test drive last summer in her post © www.pressuredrop.us - copyright





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