Billionaire Sir Richard Branson surprised us with an underwater plane. He expects the sub to be delivered on February 20.
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.
It was designed and built by Graham Hawkes, chief of Hawkes Ocean Technologies and is the first of its kind. 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.
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.
[source:dailymail.co.uk]
