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747 Lawnmower ?..............Yes, this is real, a flying Lawnmower



 
 
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Old July 12th 06, 11:52 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Lufthansi
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Default 747 Lawnmower ?..............Yes, this is real, a flying Lawnmower

If you up there in the Cockpit, look out of the window and see an
Lawnmower, don't be alerted, you are not crazy. They now have flying
Lawnmowers. The same group of Hobby-ingenieurs also developed a flying
doghouse and working on a flying Washmachine and a flying refrigerator:
http://www.jumpingpixels.com/747lawn.html

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Old July 14th 06, 01:52 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
TF
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Default 747 Lawnmower ?..............Yes, this is real, a flying Lawnmower

The last time I saw one of these was at a NY Jets vs Patriot game. The
half time show featured a flying lawn mower. The landing was tragic.


"Lufthansi" wrote in message
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If you up there in the Cockpit, look out of the window and see an
Lawnmower, don't be alerted, you are not crazy. They now have flying
Lawnmowers. The same group of Hobby-ingenieurs also developed a flying
doghouse and working on a flying Washmachine and a flying refrigerator:
http://www.jumpingpixels.com/747lawn.html



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Old July 14th 06, 06:25 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
B A R R Y[_1_]
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Default 747 Lawnmower ?..............Yes, this is real, a flying Lawnmower

Lufthansi wrote:
If you up there in the Cockpit, look out of the window and see an
Lawnmower, don't be alerted, you are not crazy. They now have flying
Lawnmowers.


That thing is 15-20 years old.
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Old July 14th 06, 08:16 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Jim Macklin
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Default 747 Lawnmower ?..............Yes, this is real, a flying Lawnmower

I told a local John Deere dealer about the video, they got a
kick out of it. Their business is along a highway, maybe
they'll a could of lawnmowers to fly over the traffic. I
wonder if you could add some special effects machineguns?



"Robert M. Gary" wrote in message
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|
| Lufthansi wrote:
| If you up there in the Cockpit, look out of the window
and see an
| Lawnmower, don't be alerted, you are not crazy. They now
have flying
| Lawnmowers. The same group of Hobby-ingenieurs also
developed a flying
| doghouse and working on a flying Washmachine and a
flying refrigerator:
| http://www.jumpingpixels.com/747lawn.html
|
| If you want to watch the real video its at
| http://www.flyingthingz.com/products...ter_green.html
| They manufactor the kits.
| However, it **IS NOT** a real lawnmower as the OP claims.
Its an RC
| airplane that looks like a lawn mower. It does not cut
grass.
|
| -Robert
|


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Old July 15th 06, 01:08 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Martin X. Moleski, SJ
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Default 747 Lawnmower ?..............Yes, this is real, a flying Lawnmower

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:16:18 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
wrote in
paStg.67772$ZW3.16401@dukeread04:

I told a local John Deere dealer about the video, they got a
kick out of it. Their business is along a highway, maybe
they'll a could of lawnmowers to fly over the traffic.


Over a field beside the road might work OK.

I
wonder if you could add some special effects machineguns?


The flying lawn mower can't carry much of a payload. It would
be hard to get a big enough sound system to be heard over
the noise of the engine & prop.

I saw a scale Spirit of St. Louis that played Jimmy Stewart's
voice asking, "Which way to Ireland?" The pilot had to
throttle way back and fly close to the flight line to make
the recording audible.

Marty
 




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