Newt Suit Operations

One of our divers is demonstrating diving operations with the Newt Suit.

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Science & Technology

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• diving

[JstNEarthling]

A newt suit can go 48 hours at depth 300M and deeper if you got the balls. They are constructed of reinforced aluminum, titanium and ceramic, not glass....there are about 6 counter rotating ring joins on the appendages for agility in the arms etc... really kool..

[kingmanted]

@NuKeteknolagyZ Im not an expert or anything,but I think its because of the pressures experienced the depth that the newt was built for,it has to be able to have its own air supply as well. very cool!

[NuKeteknolagyZ]

why is it so big?? plz anwser back

[harsjkasnbkf]

so not DIR

:D

[DeepSixed300]

You do not need to undertake any decompression using ADS systems; it is the whole point of the suits. You are kept in a one-atmosphere environment, at the same atmospheric pressure at the surface, and thus you can go from the surface to depth, and then depth to surface, step straight out and walk away.

[worldwar2madman]

Probably, the NEWT suits have glass-reinforced plastic shells which are good for submersible craft and anthropomorphic suits. I suggest you read Sylvia Earle's book 'Exploring The Deep Frontier.' She currently holds the record for the deepest dive whilst in a JIM suit, which is closely related to the NEWT suit.

[Samurailord]

I just thought maybe they raise the inner atmospheric pressure to something like 3-4 bars to allow for deeper dives. In which case you'd have to do a little deco.

[worldwar2madman]

As it is an atmospheric suit, you don't need decompression since the inside of that suit is at the same atmospheric pressure as above water i.e. on ground.

[ameerhamid89]

300m (1000ft)

Dunno about the decompression

[Samurailord]

this is SO cool.. wow

what is the suits maximum operational depth? and do you need any decompression if it has a steady atmospheric pressure?