Flying Hovercraft
- Thread starter Maurice Butler
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Maurice,
I saw it fly on the Discovery Channel here.
Dave
I saw it fly on the Discovery Channel here.
Dave
Pete McCluskey.
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And I always thought the Kiwi was a flightless bird. It appears he has cobbled a set of wings on a commercial Hover craft. It looks like a lot of fun.
try this then - military version is under development for the usa
Skyboard
the inventor lives short walk away from me, more known locally for landing helecopters in his backyard
Maurice,
That Skyboard looks very interesting, first I've heard of it. Actually, this could have some applications for high altitude jumps in special forces, with a parachute on of course. You could drop a team at high altitude in friendly space and let them glide in to a selected landing zone potentially hundreds of miles away....hmmmmm.
garry
That Skyboard looks very interesting, first I've heard of it. Actually, this could have some applications for high altitude jumps in special forces, with a parachute on of course. You could drop a team at high altitude in friendly space and let them glide in to a selected landing zone potentially hundreds of miles away....hmmmmm.
garry
David Morton
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I would imagine about 2 to 2.5 miles per every thousand feet so 100 to 125 miles would mean pressure breathing systems for a drop at FL500. Quite an easy target as well but could be a lot of fun on test flying and trials.
