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| Real Rocketman unveiled at Oshkosh Airshow - or is ti Fanman |
| 2008-07-30 |
Fly the dream, baby. That's the slogan, more or less, of New Zealand's Martin Jetpack company, which debuted its $100,000 personal flight apparatus Tuesday at the Experimental Aircraft Association AirVenture show in Oshkosh, Wis.As thousands looked on, inventor Glenn Martin's 16-year-old son donned a helmet, fastened himself to a prototype and revved the engine, which sounded like a motorcycle. |
| Posted by:GolfBravoUSMC |
| #7 I saw it's maiden "Flight" 3 feet off the ground and stabilised by two helpers holding it steady. It's obviously top-heavy and very unstable. I classify it as "Nice first attempt, needs much more work". |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-07-30 23:21 |
| #6 "WILE E. - CERTFIED SHEER GENIUS". SURRENDER NOW, D *** YOU, OR BE PREPARED FOR ME TO BLOW MYSELF UP [Pokemon]! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-07-30 22:16 |
| #5 "ROCKET MAN" by SIR ELTON JOHN. I AM A ROCKET MAN, D *** YOU, A ROCKET MAN, FIRING UP THE FIELDS OF HEAVEN'S HOME! |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-07-30 22:13 |
| #4 Maybe they can get a license to use the Segway stabilizing system. |
| Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2008-07-30 15:44 |
| #3 The one or two news clips I've seen of this thing seem to indicate that it is not directionally stable. I wouldn't like to be involved in the mess from a 15 mph lateral crash. Not ready for prime time. |
| Posted by: tipover 2008-07-30 14:18 |
| #2 A nice Schwinn is more to my liking. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-07-30 13:51 |
| #1 If I remember my Popular Mechanics magazines in the 60's right, this is how we were all supposed to get to work today. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-07-30 13:44 |