Video: Underwater flight in the DeepFlight Dragon

By Loz Blain

August 26, 2015

Deepflight Dragon: operates like a quadcopter in reverse, pulling down instead of lifting its whole weight upward

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Deepflight Dragon: looks like a Formula One car, drives like a quadcopter

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Deepflight Dragon: coming in with diver assistance

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Deepflight Dragon: extra set of prop thrusters on the rear controls horizontal movement and yaw

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Deepflight Dragon: Loz seems to be weighing the back down a bit. He's in there, promise!

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Deepflight Dragon: looks fast, goes slow and we don't doubt it's the easiest submersible in the world to drive

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Deepflight Dragon: lowered into the water on the marina dock

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Deepflight Dragon: taxiing out to Lake Tahoe

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Deepflight Dragon: taxiing out to Lake Tahoe

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Deepflight Dragon: twin rear props handle horizontal movement and turning

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Deepflight Dragon: never fails to draw a crowd

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Deepflight Dragon: simple controls. A lever on the left controls depth, a joystick on the right controls movement and turning

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Deepflight Dragon: coming up to meet your reflection is a spectacular moment

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Deepflight Dragon: comfortable, pressurised and air conditioned inside. Far less claustrophobic than you might expect

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Deepflight Dragon: operates like a quadcopter in reverse, pulling down instead of lifting its whole weight upward

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Deepflight Dragon: diving beneath the surface of Lake Tahoe

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Loz drives the Deepflight Dragon before stabilisation is built, and experiences a huge submarine wheelie

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In our latest review video, Loz scoots over to Lake Tahoe, California, where the Deepflight team is testing its new personal submersible. Shaped like Speed Racer's Mach 5, the Deepflight Dragon is actually an upside-down manned quadcopter capable of going 400 feet (122 m) underwater – and Deepflight claims it's so easy to fly that any fool can do it, even though it's not finished yet. We'll see about that!