Submersible aircraft

Ironically, the only successful flying submarine was Don Reid's amateur-built DFS-1 that first demonstrated its capabilities in 19 June, 1964. It dove to 2 meters, then climbed to 10 meters ASL. It was a ultralight, all metal, full-flooding frame powered by a 65 horsepower airplane engine (mounted on a pylon) and a 1 hp. electric motor that turned a small propeller for water-borne travel. The cockpit was full-flooding and the pilot breathed from an aqualung.
 
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Recently,

The Navy Concluded Transmedium Flying Submersibles Were Possible A Decade Ago​

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...bmersible-vehicles-were-possible-a-decade-ago

In a related matter the Navy is pursuing the following:

The Navy Is Developing "Bio-Inspired" Drones That Transition Between Air And Water​

the U.S. Navy’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget requests contain close to $30 million for developing “Biocentric" or "Bio-Inspired" technologies such as unmanned underwater vehicles that can move, school, blend in with their surroundings, and sense their environments in ways similar to the living creatures that inhabit the seas. Most notably, the research outlined in the Navy's budget documentation includes highly ambitious plans to develop bio-inspired autonomous vehicles that can operate both in air and underwater, and transition seamlessly between the two.
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...-drones-that-transition-between-air-and-water
 
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Going from underwater to air is easier if the wings and float gear are inflatable. For the opposite, just have a Harriet drop a pod shaped craft for the torp-sized sub
 
Gannet said:
Recently,

The Navy Concluded Transmedium Flying Submersibles Were Possible A Decade Ago​

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...bmersible-vehicles-were-possible-a-decade-ago

In a related matter the Navy is pursuing the following:

The Navy Is Developing "Bio-Inspired" Drones That Transition Between Air And Water​

the U.S. Navy’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget requests contain close to $30 million for developing “Biocentric" or "Bio-Inspired" technologies such as unmanned underwater vehicles that can move, school, blend in with their surroundings, and sense their environments in ways similar to the living creatures that inhabit the seas. Most notably, the research outlined in the Navy's budget documentation includes highly ambitious plans to develop bio-inspired autonomous vehicles that can operate both in air and underwater, and transition seamlessly between the two.
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https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zo...-drones-that-transition-between-air-and-water
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The pdf of the 2010 Naval Surface Warfare Center document:
 

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A Swiss group have recently flown a submersible drone.
 
riggerrob said:
A Swiss group have recently flown a submersible drone.
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I'd expect the dream of a submersible aircraft (manned or unmanned) to disappear with the advent of drones, both aerial and underwater. An expendable underwater drone can be constructed for a tiny fraction of a what a manned submersible aircraft would cost, can be easily deployed and would probably be better suited to most tasks that a submersible aircraft would be used for.
 
taildragger said:
I'd expect the dream of a submersible aircraft (manned or unmanned) to disappear with the advent of drones, both aerial and underwater. An expendable underwater drone can be constructed for a tiny fraction of a what a manned submersible aircraft would cost, can be easily deployed and would probably be better suited to most tasks that a submersible aircraft would be used for.
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You were saying...

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TJ-FlyingFish drone flies through the air and "swims" underwater

While aerial drones can travel long distances quickly, aquatic drones can explore underwater environments. The TJ-FlyingFish offers the best of both worlds, as it's a flying quadcopter that is also able to make its way through the inky depths.
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GTX said:
You were saying...

newatlas.com

TJ-FlyingFish drone flies through the air and "swims" underwater

While aerial drones can travel long distances quickly, aquatic drones can explore underwater environments. The TJ-FlyingFish offers the best of both worlds, as it's a flying quadcopter that is also able to make its way through the inky depths.
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I said "I'd expect them to disappear", not "they have disappeared". But thanks for making an important point.
 

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