DeepFlight Merlin class positively-buoyant open-cockpit 3-seater wet sub
History
Name
Necker Nymph
Owner
Virgin Limited Edition
Operator
Virgin Oceanic
Builder
Hawkes Ocean Technologies
Cost
£415,000
General characteristics
Class and type
DeepFlight Merlin
Displacement
750 kg
Length
4.6 m
Beam
3.0 m
Capacity
3
Crew
1
The Necker Nymph is a submersible vehicle operated by Virgin Aquatic[1] from the 32-metre yacht Necker Belle,[2] which is based at the Virgin Limited Edition resort Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands.[3]
The Necker Nymph is the initial example of the DeepFlight Merlin class of positively-buoyant open-cockpit wet subs manufactured by Hawkes Ocean Technologies.[4] It relies on hydrodynamic forces for anti-lift force. It is 4.5 metres long, capable of 360-degree "hydrobatic" manoeuvres, can dive up to 40 metres underwater, and seats one pilot and two passengers in an open cockpit (necessitating wearing scuba gear).[5][6] Occupants have a "windscreen" to protect them from the water's slipstream.[citation needed]
^Time Magazine, "Virgin Founder Richard Branson", Dan Fletcher, 1 September 2009 (accessed 25 July 2010)
^SuperYachts.com, "Necker Nymph 'Underwater Aircraft' announced by Virgin Limited Edition" (accessed 25 July 2010)
^New York Daily News, "Richard Branson's latest toy? An underwater plane called 'Necker Nymph'", Catey Hill, Monday 1 February 2010 (accessed 25 July 2010)
^gizmag.com, "Necker Nymph: underwater flying becomes Virgin territory", Noel McKeegan, 21 January 2010 (accessed 25 July 2010)
^Jaunted.com, "Richard Branson Has a New Toy: An Airplane-like Submarine!", 2 February 2010 (accessed 25 July 2010)
^Forbes.com, "What billionaires do on summer vacations"[usurped], Katie Evans, 16 June 2010 (accessed 25 July 2010)
based at the Virgin Limited Edition resort Necker Island in the British Virgin Islands. The NeckerNymph is the initial example of the DeepFlight Merlin...
named NeckerNymph after Branson's private island in the British Virgin Islands, Virgin Limited Edition Necker Island. The NeckerNymph uses the Necker Belle...
NeckerNymph, was sold to Richard Branson's Virgin Hotel Group. It cost US$670,000 and is operated by Virgin Aquatic from the 32-metre yacht Necker Belle...
The Necker Belle is a 105-foot (32 m) private charter catamaran yacht, offered through Virgin Limited Edition and based at the resort Necker Island. The...
Hawkes Ocean Technologies (HOT) in 1996. HOT would later launch the NeckerNymph and DeepFlight Super Falcon which Hawkes designed. Hawkes completed the...
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submarine in the world. DeepFlight Merlin The initial example is called NeckerNymph and run by Virgin Limited Edition. DeepFlight Dragon Deep Rover, a series...
at a right angle to the beach, in a tight current called the "neck" of the rip. The "neck" is where the flow is most rapid. When the water in the rip current...
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