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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: Bodybuilding Related on February 01, 2010, 09:52:50 PM
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Billionaire Sir Richard Branson may already own an airline, a record label, a mobile phone company, several luxury restaurants and a Caribbean island. But today the entrepreneur unveiled his latest toy - an underwater plane.
The £415,000 prototype submersible is called the Necker Nymph and can dive to depths of up to 130ft. Sir Richard hopes to one day explore depths of 35,000ft - which is far more than the height of Mount Everest.
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The Virgin Necker Nymph will dive up to 130ft under the waves. It is made from carbon fibre and has fighter jet technology
Sir Richard plans to lend the Nymph out to visitors of his luxury hideaway, Necker Island. Gliding like an aeroplane through the water it can carry a pilot and two visitors on a two-hour trip.
After undergoing scuba training, guests can uncover ancient shipwrecks, fly side-by-side with dolphins or follow whales
Such a unique experience comes at a price of course. The Nymph is available to hire for $25,000 a week (£15,000), but only after you have forked out a minimum of $88,000 (£55,000) for seven nights on the luxury catamaran, the Necker Belle.
The luxury sub has fighter jet technology and is piloted with a joystick. While most subs use ballast to propel subs under the water, the Nymph uses downward 'lift' on the wings to fly down.
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Virgin Atlantic boss Sir Richard Branson poses with model Kate Moss to celebrate the airline's 25th Birthday. His latest acquisition is the £415,000 underwater plane
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Getaway: Necker Island in the Caribbean was bought by Sir Richard Branson when he was just 28. The new submarine can be hired by guests staying there
It was designed and built by Graham Hawkes, chief of Hawkes Ocean Technologies and is the first of its kind.
Marketing manager Karen Hawkes, said: 'The Nymph is an entirely new class of vehicle for us - think of a sleek convertible under water. It is different from our other submersibles because it was specifically designed to dive to scuba depths in tropical waters.
'It has the flexibility to glide peacefully over glorious reefs or bank adventurously in 360 degree turns.'
She described the sub, which is part of its Deep Flight range, as 'hydrobatic' with individual 'wind shields' that removes the pressure of slipstream. This means the sub can have an open cockpit that gives guests panoramic views.
Ms Hawkes also insisted that the sub had a low environmental impact.
'Its positive buoyancy prevents the sub from landing on a reef, and its low light and noise emissions ensure the fragile ocean ecosystems remain undisturbed.'
Sir Richard is expecting the sub to be delivered on February 20. So those readers who have a spare £70,000 may jump at this adventurous week's holiday. The rest of us can just dream...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1246972/Underwater-plane-bought-Sir-Richard-Branson.html
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So, bascially it doesn't exist yet. And they have to test out durability, speed, and adapability to depths.
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So, bascially it doesn't exist yet. And they have to test out durability, speed, and adapability to depths.
Well it says he's actually taking receipt of it in 19 more days so I think we can probably assume it "exists" already.
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Oh yeah......Mine's gonna be a 12 seater, and will have several TV's playing all the Mr. Olympia's!
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Oh yeah......Mine's gonna be a 12 seater, and will have several TV's playing all the Mr. Olympia's!
LOL
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I wonderhow much he donated to haitian?
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I wonderhow much he donated to haitian?
He will donate his underwater plane that haitians have no problem to illegally emigrate to USA and establish a small gang ;D
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Well it says he's actually taking receipt of it in 19 more days so I think we can probably assume it "exists" already.
Then there should be a "real" picture of the finished product or a prototype... Shouldn't it?
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Then there should be a "real" picture of the finished product or a prototype... Shouldn't it?
This guy is obviously on another level bro, face it.
http://www.virgingalactic.com/
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That is a true ALPHA thats for sure. I want to model my life after his. Just look at all the cool shit he will have seen and experienced in a life time.
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This guy is obviously on another level bro, face it.
http://www.virgingalactic.com/
i don't doubt that it exists, but there are no real pics, Car manufacturers usually do that for upcoming cars or cars that are further prototype than production or don't exist yet...but they tellingly leave out the specs and use theoretical specs or topspeeds. Like this vehicle. No real specs on what type of jets used for thrust, materials used for contruction (Carbon fiber?), electronics, etc. And as I said, no pic of the actual prototype. Hell, you see pics of competing firms for the JSF, and those were upwards of billions of dollars. What I believe is that it does exist, but actually they are building it, and that they don't have time to release pics, because, it is not a finished prototype.
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Branson has always blazed his own trails.
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That is a true ALPHA thats for sure. I want to model my life after his. Just look at all the cool shit he will have seen and experienced in a life time.
something tells me you should stick to being content with your own existence instead... should be healthier.
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Calves suck, no striated glutes and triceps are badly lagging.
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Slacker doesn't look anything like John Cena in that pic.
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OWNING AN ISLAND BY 28!!!! WOW!
He is the ultimate picture of smarts and good luck. THe fact that the first band his little shithole of a recoding company happened to be the Sex Pistols then the Rolling Stones is amazing. How lucky can you get.
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Taco bell
Could really go for some of that right about now! ;)