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Old December 15th 08, 09:36 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
shywon
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Default Stuntman crosses canyon by jetpack

He isn't the first one to do this: Wiley Coyote did this many years
ago, but his landing wasn't as smooth

shywon



On Dec 15, 2:22 pm, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah. fired this volley :

One of the problems engineers have encountered is that as well as
burning fuel at a rate of knots (and of course there is a limit to


how



Yeah... right. It burns up fuel at a rate measured in knots.

And I've got an 80 mile per hour tank on my well pump.

Duh.
LLoyd





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Old December 16th 08, 09:56 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bluuuue Rajah
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Default Stuntman crosses canyon by jetpack

shywon wrote in
:

He isn't the first one to do this: Wiley Coyote did this many years
ago, but his landing wasn't as smooth

shywon


I tried to find the link on youtube, but no luck. :P

On Dec 15, 2:22 pm, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
Bluuuue Rajah Bluuuuue@Rajah. fired this volley
:

One of the problems engineers have encountered is that as well as
burning fuel at a rate of knots (and of course there is a limit to


how



Yeah... right. It burns up fuel at a rate measured in knots.

And I've got an 80 mile per hour tank on my well pump.

Duh.
LLoyd







 




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