Now if HE had claimed to be an unregistered aircraft they would have filled him with Thorazine and put him in a padded hangar. I think, though, that if and when he starts carrying passengers on his own personal airline, he should be licensed.
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Fascinating.
Later, I connect the dots and think, *of course*, if they already have five-foot and seven-foot drone aircraft with jet propulsion, then of course they’ve already designed engines small enough for people, and the rest of the job is relatively simple...
What a revolutionary thing this will be someday for the airline industry.. just need cheaper and lighter compressed fuel.
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This is ripped off from a 1980’s GI Joe toy....Cobra "the Enemy" had this exact same thing.
Patent Hasbro I expect ;)
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I would love to do that just ONE time. I think it probably far too unsafe to do more than once, I would feel like I was tempting fate. |
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"I would love to do that just ONE time."
Yeh, me too, but I think that the one time would be my last time.
How long before someone tries to become a ballistic missile? Just wrap themselves around a little rocket motor and then up, up and away. sort of like Slim Pickens in "Dr. Srangelove", but in reverse. It would really give life to that old phrase, "going ballistic". It would also be great for commuting, for those without enough open space for a ’normal’ takeoff and/or landing(landing is, of course, optional). In my mind’s eye(yes, I have both) I can see several interesting scenarios. Perhaps we will soon see one of those "jackass" videos with this theme.
Picture, for instance, a group of not-quite-retarded adolescents in a back yard. As the camera rolls, focusing on one particularly dense and bulky youth bouncing heavily on a trampoline(the booster stage), a voice calls out, "Mom, hey Mom! come watch this!"
The harried mother comes out the back door, into the frame, wiping her hands on a dishtowel, an exasperated yet patient look on her face.
"Mom, look at me fly!" exclaims little Johnny/Billy/Jose/etc.
The long-suffering mother, expecting another attempted trampoline trick, opens her mouth to say;
"Johnny/Billy/Jose/etc. where is your helmet? You know the doctor said you shouldn’t land on your head again!"
Yet, something looks different, and there is a certain excitement in the group that she hasn’t seen before. Her brow furrows in thought, but before she can say those oft used words "What is going on here??!", there is a small "Pop", and smoke and flame appear at the bottom part of young Jonny’s torso(fingers got tired).
Unfortunately, there was a small flaw in the timing circuitry(he fell on his head, remember?), and he ignited on the downward arc of his trampoline bounce. Also unfortunately, there was insufficient insulation on the buttockeal portion of the missile, with results that can be imagined.
Liftoff was, of course, disappointing.
The thrust of the rocket motor was insufficient to entirely overcome the initial downward velocity, but there was still hope. Perhaps the next trampoline bounce would produce an upward trajectory.
Alas, that was not to be. Although insulation had been applied to the missle itself(insufficient though it was), none had been applied to the launch pad, the trampoline. As Johnny’s feet came into contact with the trampoline, the trampoline, severely degraded by the unforeseen effects of the rocket exhaust, gave way. The only upward trajectory at this launch pad was the increasingly high-pitched howling of little Johnny, as blisters began to form on his posterior.
Johnny continued his descent.
Fortunately, by the time Johnny reached the ground, his velocity was almost zero.
Also fortunately, the rocket motor reached brennschluss at this time.
Poor mother stood there, stunned, eyes popping, jaw hanging, as one of the quicker, almost normal lads doused the whimpering, smoking, would-be astronaut with a garden hose amid cries of "Cool!", "Way to go Johnny!", and "My turn!" from his friends.
I guess you had to be there.
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This is just so freakin’ COOL! |
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Firehand
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I write a masterpiece, and nobody notices? I prefer to think that nobody reads McQ’s inane little articles. |
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I prefer to think that nobody reads McQ’s inane little articles. Uh, don’t give up your day job, Tim. |
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McQ
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Hmpff! Great artists are never appreciated in their own lifetimes, but I expect no better from the philistine denizens of this pit. |
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Wow! it is really amazing, the whole story makes me shock. |
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Tourism Indochina
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