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I totally agree with Tony...even in the company's demonstration video 2
people are always there "walking" the flyer....sort-of reminds me just abit of the Mollier Flying Car or whatever it's called. It DOES look like a lot of FUN, though!!! I also hope the thing succeeds....30 minutes running on this as they say is so much better than the 43 seconds that the "Go Fast Sports" JetPack can fly. Ted "Anthony W" wrote in message news19kk.556$JH5.435@trnddc06... wrote: Sounds like it's actually motor driven. http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/ptech/0....ap/index.html Karl It's nothing new, this has been around for a while but I don't see much hope for it working as claimed. Tony |
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Ted wrote:
I totally agree with Tony...even in the company's demonstration video 2 people are always there "walking" the flyer....sort-of reminds me just abit of the Mollier Flying Car or whatever it's called. It DOES look like a lot of FUN, though!!! I also hope the thing succeeds....30 minutes running on this as they say is so much better than the 43 seconds that the "Go Fast Sports" JetPack can fly. Ted I think this think is pretty much a Moller for one. If it ever gets more than 5' off the ground it will be very unstable. Tony |
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I was listening to the EAA webcast, and they said that the FAA required
them to hang on the the thing during that demo because of all the people standing in the area. There's supposed to be a better demo during today or tomorrow's airshow where it will lift off away from everyone. In any case, it isn't a "Jet", but a ducted fan. Sounds like a big leaf blower. Anthony W wrote: Ted wrote: I totally agree with Tony...even in the company's demonstration video 2 people are always there "walking" the flyer....sort-of reminds me just abit of the Mollier Flying Car or whatever it's called. It DOES look like a lot of FUN, though!!! I also hope the thing succeeds....30 minutes running on this as they say is so much better than the 43 seconds that the "Go Fast Sports" JetPack can fly. Ted I think this think is pretty much a Moller for one. If it ever gets more than 5' off the ground it will be very unstable. Tony |
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I just heard from Martin (through EAA Radio) that they won't be flying
again this week. They say they've been overworked and tired, so they don't want fatigue causing an accident. There was also talk about insurance issues, but it seems like the pilot capability issue trumped that. Paul Dow (Remove CAPS in address) wrote: I was listening to the EAA webcast, and they said that the FAA required them to hang on the the thing during that demo because of all the people standing in the area. There's supposed to be a better demo during today or tomorrow's airshow where it will lift off away from everyone. In any case, it isn't a "Jet", but a ducted fan. Sounds like a big leaf blower. Anthony W wrote: Ted wrote: I totally agree with Tony...even in the company's demonstration video 2 people are always there "walking" the flyer....sort-of reminds me just abit of the Mollier Flying Car or whatever it's called. It DOES look like a lot of FUN, though!!! I also hope the thing succeeds....30 minutes running on this as they say is so much better than the 43 seconds that the "Go Fast Sports" JetPack can fly. Ted I think this think is pretty much a Moller for one. If it ever gets more than 5' off the ground it will be very unstable. Tony |
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