At 06:54 22 October 2003, Tango4 wrote:
Ahhhh

Nothing to do with the cost of production so much as
what the market will
stand? I see that the US military have a vested interest
in the patents
having supplied funding for the development. What percentage
will they get
from sales?

Could be interesting. The US government may prohibit
the sale of this item
to outside countries under some 'export of technology'
legislation.


If that were the case, the FAI should ban it from international
competitions and world record claims.