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On Mon, 11 Jul 1994, Alan Wright wrote: > > Richard Pyle wrote: > > The next issue of aquaCorps, "HARD" (due out soon), focuses on ADS > > (Atmospheric Diving Systems), and will provide the latest information on > > this technology for diving applications. Phil Nuytten is designing a > > one-person suit as you describe (light-weight, etc) rated for 100-meters, > > but don't expect to see that in your local dive shop for several years yet.... > > My impression of Phil Nuytten's suit was that it was rather on the > expensive side (100's of 1000's of $) and not really intended for > individual ownership. It seemed that they saw their market as contract > hire to commercial diving companies. > > This came directly from the company in Vancouver. I had occasion to > phone them last year on behalf of a commercial diving friend who was > interested in getting training. They sent me a reasonable information > package. At that time there was a training centre in the UK but I > can't remember where. That's their present "Newt Suit", which is aluminum & rated to 1500'. Phil's long-term plan is to develop a 100-meter suit from composite materials that will, according to his dream, eventually make it to the realm of recreational divers at resorts. Give it a few years, and I think you'll see the first generation of these suits trickling into the high-end technical market. Aloha, Rich
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