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Comments on AirScooter II Ultralight: Heinlein's Copter Harness?
In 1954, Robert Heinlein described a "copter harness" - you will soon be able to buy the AirScooter II, an easy-to-fly ultralight aircraft that comes pretty close. (Read
the complete story)
| "There is a very nice homebuilt floating around (sorry) for 30k.
It is smaller than this and seems better engineered.
Link tomorrow, if I find it." ( 10/25/2004 1:46:59 PM) |
| "This vehicle has a hover height of 50ft. I don't know how it will do going over a 100ft cliff or butte. Would it drop quickly to the 50ft level??? Or drop further?" (m jones 11/12/2004 7:28:36 PM) |
| "You'd better wear a parachute, this thing won't autorotate." (Jim Frisby 4/19/2005 3:14:50 PM) |
| "see the Pentecost Hoppicopter a company was formed in 1945. Its earliest prototype which was straped on. " (Steven Soden 4/23/2005 11:34:37 AM) |
| "I want plans for this air craft" (Brendon Lanning 9/14/2006 7:05:03 PM) |
| "will someone plz send me priceing on the airscooter heilo im dying to buy one thank you asap
" (justus2b4u@yahoo.com 11/8/2006 2:55:30 PM) |
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