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The K-10 Hydrospeeder is the sport bike of advanced underwater diver propulsion systems. Featured on the cover of the June issue of Skin Diver Magazine riding this machine is a cross between racing a motorbike and flying a fighter jet. Its electrical system (six 12 volt lead acid dry cell batteries) is encased in a sealed pressurized compartment to prevent water from entering at deeper depths. The Hydrospeeder is 82 inches long, 50 inches wide, 18 inches high, and the frame is made out of powder coated aircraft aluminum. With the scuba tank and batteries in place, it weighs about 270 lbs. Top speed is around eight miles an hour, and has a "burn time" of about two hours. It features onboard scuba and uses your own dive computer on the dashboard. What separates it from other DPV's is it has two times the speed, onboard scuba, and flight control. The propulsion is supplied by two 36 Volt, 90# Lbs thrust trolling motors to give a combined 180 lbs of thrust. Your hands manipulate the wings (controlling pitch and roll) and your feet push controls for the speed and yaw. An 80 cubic foot tank provides the diver with breathing air and the vehicle with pressurization air. A pony bottle is used for backup. The covers on the battery compartments can be opened and the batteries can be charged with a standard 12 volt car battery charger. They say that the machine is capable of reaching 8 m.p.h.s underwater. The battery cases and electrical components are pressurized from the scuba tank. There is also an integrated B.C.D. under the dashboard to help control buoyancy. These machines are almost impossible to find, as the original company went out of business after only producing a handful of them. I believe they originally sold for around $13,000-$15000 at the beginning of their production run and around $8000 towards the end of their production. Even though they were able to drop the costs down they were not able to make them affordable enough for your average diver to be competitive in the DPV market. The good news is that if they would ever happen to break down, they are super easy to work on and almost all the parts can be bought at a machine parts supplier or from your local dive shop. These are the same machines that are featured in the movie Tomb Raider 2 Cradle of Life when they are exploring the underwater city, and also in James Bond Never Dream of Dying.
The K-10 is great for fun but is also a great search vehicle for underwater recovery and rescue situations. It would be a great addition to any police or firefighter search and rescue team. Attaching dive lights and an underwater metal detector would be ideal. Other ideas for the device are developing dive games, underwater tag, "dog fights" and international speeder pilot events as the market grows.
This Hydrospeeder is new, never in the water.
Contact matthew 954-600-2952
The K-10 is great for fun but is also a great search vehicle for underwater recovery and rescue situations. It would be a great addition to any police or firefighter search and rescue team. Attaching dive lights and an underwater metal detector would be ideal. Other ideas for the device are developing dive games, underwater tag, "dog fights" and international speeder pilot events as the market grows.
This Hydrospeeder is new, never in the water.
Contact matthew 954-600-2952
