Flying Hovercraft

Steveo · 03-03-2010, 01:21 PM

Check this out:

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100301...s-4390867.html

Gotta have one

jmen24 · 03-03-2010, 01:31 PM

Cool.

Don't worry hun just lean up against this spot infront of the big fan, I promise it won't feel like you are about to be pulled in!

tis · 03-03-2010, 02:05 PM

I love it, I WANT one of those! Except I would like a bit more of a windshield.

robmac · 03-03-2010, 02:08 PM

I can already here the complaints coming,he was too close to my head while passing.

codeman671 · 03-03-2010, 05:10 PM

It looks like a kite tube on steroids... Probably a blast but wait until you get caught by an updraft or a gust.

Steveo · 03-04-2010, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by codeman671

It looks like a kite tube on steroids... Probably a blast but wait until you get caught by an updraft or a gust.

I have to agree. From the looks of it I didn't see ailerons so I don't know how you bank without just leaning in the direction you want to go...very scary!!!

Woodsy · 03-04-2010, 01:23 PM

I think its pretty cool! I want one!

This explains how the craft "flies" so to speak...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_in_aircraft

Woodsy

NoRegrets · 03-04-2010, 03:18 PM

Can we get college credits for all we learn on the Forum?

Pineedles · 03-04-2010, 05:38 PM

Wow, it just comes under the "you know what" too.

A New Zealand inventor has created a flying machine, a hovercraft that acts like a boat until it hits 70km per hour and takes to the skies.

70 kilometer/hour = 43.495 983 457 mile/hour (mph)

Of course when it lands back on the water, I assume it will be going slightly faster than the "you know what".

So I guess there will be no flying hovercraft under the Christmas tree for Winnie boaters. Besides it looks so unsafe. That must mean it is.

We better stop this thing before it's too late.

03-03-2010, 01:21 PM	#1
Steveo Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 526 Thanks: 47 Thanked 123 Times in 63 Posts	Flying Hovercraft Check this out: http://uk.news.yahoo.com/22/20100301...s-4390867.html Gotta have one

03-04-2010, 01:23 PM	#7
Woodsy Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Weirs Beach Posts: 1,974 Thanks: 80 Thanked 984 Times in 443 Posts	I think its pretty cool! I want one! This explains how the craft "flies" so to speak... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_effect_in_aircraft Woodsy __________________ The only way to eliminate ignorant behavior is through education. You can't fix stupid.

03-03-2010, 01:31 PM	#2
jmen24 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 1,139 Thanks: 223 Thanked 319 Times in 181 Posts	Cool. Don't worry hun just lean up against this spot infront of the big fan, I promise it won't feel like you are about to be pulled in!

03-03-2010, 02:05 PM	#3
tis Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,951 Thanks: 795 Thanked 1,494 Times in 1,041 Posts	I love it, I WANT one of those! Except I would like a bit more of a windshield.

03-03-2010, 02:08 PM	#4
robmac Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Nashua,Meredith Posts: 950 Thanks: 213 Thanked 106 Times in 81 Posts	I can already here the complaints coming,he was too close to my head while passing.

03-03-2010, 05:10 PM	#5
codeman671 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 3,604 Thanks: 223 Thanked 856 Times in 519 Posts	It looks like a kite tube on steroids... Probably a blast but wait until you get caught by an updraft or a gust.

03-04-2010, 03:18 PM	#8
NoRegrets Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Hudson - NH Posts: 408 Thanks: 233 Thanked 212 Times in 88 Posts	Can we get college credits for all we learn on the Forum?

03-04-2010, 05:38 PM	#9
Pineedles Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Moultonborough & CT Posts: 2,550 Thanks: 1,072 Thanked 672 Times in 369 Posts	Wow, it just comes under the "you know what" too. A New Zealand inventor has created a flying machine, a hovercraft that acts like a boat until it hits 70km per hour and takes to the skies. 70 kilometer/hour = 43.495 983 457 mile/hour (mph) Of course when it lands back on the water, I assume it will be going slightly faster than the "you know what". So I guess there will be no flying hovercraft under the Christmas tree for Winnie boaters. Besides it looks so unsafe. That must mean it is. We better stop this thing before it's too late.