On one of the submersible's first test voyages, Hawkes' team encountered a group of hammerhead sharks.
Hawkes says it took him and his team about 15 years to master underwater flying.
One of those investors is Laurie Hawkes, president of American Residential Properties, a Scottsdale, Ariz.
As this type of technology evolved, Hawkes noticed an increased interest from billonaires and wealthy clients.
Richard Hawkes, of the disability charity Scope, said the latest statistics told only a partial story.
If homes are realistically priced, Ms. Hawkes says her firm would "definitely" be interested in buying them.
Richard Hawkes, chief executive of disability charity Scope, said councils could not afford to "pick up the tab".
"It's not just that they look like airplanes, they actually are, " Hawkes said.
But Richard Hawkes, chief executive of disability charity Scope, said the decision to phase out the fund was "bemusing".
On a recent tour of a 500-foot-deep Bahamian trench Hawkes surprised a shark that hadn't sensed the Aviator's presence.
Seated just ahead of me, his head inside a second bubble, sat Graham Hawkes, the craft's creator and pilot.
The British-born Hawkes, 55, holds a degree in mechanical engineering from Borough Polytechnic.
Karen Hawkes said the company enrolls 10 to 15 people per course and had open spots for this summer's courses.
The Deep Flight Super Falcon unveiled by Ocean Hawkes Technologies last year, became the first production submarine of this caliber.
Earlier this year, Richard Branson unveiled his new submarine, the Necker Nymph, also designed and built by Hawkes.
Garry Hawkes, the former chairman of the educational foundation Edge, will receive a knighthood for services to business and to vocational training.
No one yet has done a loop-the-loop, but Hawkes thinks such maneuvers will come soon, as hydrobatic pilots gain experience and confidence.
Although the wealthy have spent millions on specially-designed machines, Hawkes says the future of this technology is looking a lot more affordable.
Mr Hawkes visited the hospital on Friday to boost the fundraising effort.
In "The Sessions, " John Hawkes, nominated for Best Actor as a poet suffering from polio, spends the entire movie on his back.
"I'd take my bag in, I wouldn't unpack it, " says Mrs Hawkes.
She falls for a shoe salesman (John Hawkes), who is recently separated and supposed to be caring for his two young sons.
"Light volcanic ash fall can be anticipated downwind of Tongariro", it said, potentially affecting the Waikato, Hawkes Bay, Gisborne and Bay of Plenty areas.
Hawkes won the supporting-actor Spirit Award two years ago as Lawrence's co-star in "Winter's Bone, " a role that also earned him an Oscar nomination.
The film's Australian director, Ben Lewin, said he auditioned disabled actors before meeting with Mr. Hawkes, but felt that Mr. Hawkes best embodied the character.
That's good news, says Hawkes, since, with existing battery and electric motor technology, he can manage 14hp in a 22-foot sub but not much more.
Hawkes and his investors have competition for the personal submarine market.
The next school is scheduled for this summer in the Turks and Caicos, said Karen Hawkes, the company's manager of marketing and communications, in an e-mail.
James Beckley, a medical records manager at Epsom Hospital, listened to the Chesney Hawkes song on headphones and a CD player at home and at work.
Mr Hawkes, from The Lichfield Blog, said it had an "fantastic" relationship with local press officers but said it took work to get to that point.
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