limeyangler Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I WANT ONE OF THESE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kickingfrog Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Wow! We are always coming up with new ways to off ourselves aren't we? Sure would be a blast though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uglyfish Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 ill take 2!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twocoda Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 there was a guy i met years ago that was working on something similar to these but they werent hovercrafts....his purpose was so you coulod leave your boat out on the deep water and use the flyin method to get supplies and what not ....but i havent seen any grocerystores with landing strips yet... idea was cool....i wonder what ever happened...but these machines look like alot of fun ...and i can think of many uses for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radnine Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 I went for a hovercraft ride last summer in Caledonia (twice actually) and it was a hoot. Loud, but a hoot. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Wow! We are always coming up with new ways to off ourselves aren't we? Sure would be a blast though. Natural selection...all the way!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 (edited) Won't "fly" here in Canada.. because he has his wings long enough that it will get out of ground effect.. but you can build a true ground effect vehicle with short stubby wings and register it as a boat in Canada.. no pilot licence required. Have a buddy over Orillia way that is building one from scratch... since he lost his medical for his pilots licence. For those that don't know what "ground effect" is.... an airplane will fly slower than it's stall speed within 1/3rd of the length of it's wings. So about 10 feet off the ground in most cases. So a ground effect vehicle is built with just enough wing and thrust to lift it into this range without being able to truely fly off into the sunset. Edited March 1, 2010 by irishfield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted March 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Won't "fly" here in Canada.. because he has his wings long enough that it will get out of ground effect.. but you can build a true ground effect vehicle with short stubby wings and register it as a boat in Canada.. no pilot licence required. Have a buddy over Orillia way that is building one from scratch... since he lost his medical for his pilots licence. For those that don't know what "ground effect" is.... an airplane will fly slower than it's stall speed within 1/3rd of the length of it's wings. So about 10 feet off the ground in most cases. So a ground effect vehicle is built with just enough wing and thrust to lift it into this range without being able to truely fly off into the sunset. LOL...i was wondering when you'd reply to this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Some around here actually work.. when they go to work Simon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Some around here actually work.. when they go to work Simon! that would suck LOL working at work I hope the public sector doesn't implement this idea.....interesting concept though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Posted March 1, 2010 Report Share Posted March 1, 2010 Ground effect sounds like a close call.....I prefer the Bernoulli effect....sounds safer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeyangler Posted March 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Some around here actually work.. when they go to work Simon! lol...jealousy is such an ugly emotion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 Na... remember I only go to work 1/2 the year !! lmao ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pike slayer Posted March 2, 2010 Report Share Posted March 2, 2010 it would be pretty fun playing bumper cars with those things! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 (edited) Here I was expecting a harrier with pontoons. Edited March 6, 2010 by bigugli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 catch a wing tip on a banked turn and it would be game over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 catch a wing tip on a banked turn and it would be game over. Be like a rock point in the dark ! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cudz Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Be like a rock point in the dark ! lol Wow, Good memory. I hope you also remember that I wasn't driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
irishfield Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 Yah.. couldn't resist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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