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A blimp is probably preferred for Venus anyway.
A blimp with a platform for launching helicopters.
I think I had that as a TMNT play set in the 90s
With a atmosphere that dense most things can work as a blimp.
Depends on how deep you go. I'm surprised none of the proposed missions that I can find are considering staying higher up where it's not hot and crushing and have an extended mission. They're mostly orbiting and then DAVINCI which will fall to the surface transmitting data as long as it can. Why not use the middle area? Eh, they know far more than me.
Diving Bell is the only successful vehicle to date