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Hawkes Ocean Technologies

Hawkes Ocean Technologies is a earth science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Hawkes Ocean Technologies rather than just read about it. In short: Hawkes Ocean Technologies is a marine engineering firm that specializes in consumer submarines, founded by Graham Hawkes. It is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Key takeaways

Hawkes Ocean Technologies belongs to earth science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Hawkes Ocean Technologies to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Hawkes Ocean Technologies from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Hawkes Ocean Technologies is a marine engineering firm that specializes in consumer submarines, founded by Graham Hawkes. It is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Hawkes Remotes Hawkes Remotes is a subsidiary that builds ROVs (remotely operated vehicles), unmanned robotic submarines.

DeepFlight

Hawkes builds the DeepFlight range of submersibles, which uses hydrodynamic forces for diving, instead of ballast. The subs are all-electric. All or some of them have two pairs of wings like an airplane's, one pair front and the other pair rear, shorter than an airplane's and the other way up so they push the submarine down.

DeepFlight submersibles DeepFlight I DeepFlight I was sponsored by TV firms, and serve as technology testbed for DeepFlight II. Wet Flight Wet Flight was used in filming of "Dolphins: The Ride"/ DeepFlight II DeepFlight II was designed on AutoCAD. DeepFlight Aviator With an operational depth of 1500ft, the Aviator is the first of its kind positively-buoyant submersible. It relies solely on hydrodynamic forces to dive. It was designed completely on a computer. DeepFlight Challenger The Challenger was designed for Steve Fossett's attempt at the world's deepest point, Challenger Deep. DeepFlight Super Falcon The SuperFalcon is much more maneuverable than all subs preceding it. Unlike most subs, it does not have a circular pressure hull. The first example was built for Tom Perkins. At the time of launch, it was the most advanced personal submarine in the world. DeepFlight Merlin The initial example is called Necker Nymph and run by Virgin Limited Edition. DeepFlight Dragon

Other submersibles Deep Rover, a series of 1- and 2-seater subs that relied on conventional ballast systems for diving, designed by Hawkes, built by Deep Ocean Engineering. — Some of the 2-seaters were used on the documentary film "Aliens of the Deep". This submarine design set the former world solo dive depth record in 1985 at 1000m. Deep Rover I Deep Rover II — Deep Rover II was used in the Michael Crichton film "Sphere". Mantis (submersible), a one-man deep sea engineering sub designed by Hawkes, built by OSEL. — Mantis was used in the James Bond film "For Your Eyes Only". Wasp (diving suit), an atmospheric diving suit for deep sea engineering designed by Hawkes, built by OSEL.

References

Citations

External links Hawkes Ocean Technologies DeepFlight Submersibles Archived 2010-07-22 at the Wayback Machine

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Hawkes Ocean Technologies

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Hawkes Ocean Technologies claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In earth science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Hawkes Ocean Technologies before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Hawkes Ocean Technologies ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Hawkes Ocean Technologies

In research: Hawkes Ocean Technologies appears in earth science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Hawkes Ocean Technologies in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Hawkes Ocean Technologies is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Manufacturing companies based in San Francisco, Marine engineering organizations, Shipbuilding companies of California, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Hawkes Ocean Technologies outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Hawkes Ocean Technologies in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Hawkes Ocean Technologies in simple terms?

Hawkes Ocean Technologies is a marine engineering firm that specializes in consumer submarines, founded by Graham Hawkes. It is headquartered in San Francisco, US.

Why does Hawkes Ocean Technologies matter?

Because it connects several earth science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Hawkes Ocean Technologies?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Hawkes Ocean Technologies.