Scrapheap Challenge

Just zis Guy said:

Two human powered flying machines, one pedal powered inna recumbent
stylee, the other launched by a stationary triplet - chortlemungous!

Twas indeed. Definitely looked entertaining.

...d

But I can bunny-hop higher and further than either of them flew!

Quoted message said:

But I can bunny-hop higher and further than either of them flew!

So can I! But that hardly counts as flight.

Then again what they did hardly counted as flight either. Very
impressive though.

...d

David Martin said:

Quoted message said:

But I can bunny-hop higher and further than either of them flew!

So can I! But that hardly counts as flight.

Then again what they did hardly counted as flight either. Very
impressive though.

I think the all time impressive was the British plane in the French v
Brits v USAians challenge to build an aircraft. The other two ran along
the ground and struggled to hop, the Brits took off, flew round the site
and few times and landed at the first attempt. Choruses of the
Dambusters March all round.

--
Tony

"The best way I know of to win an argument is to start by being in the
right."
- Lord Hailsham

Tony Raven said:

David Martin said:

Quoted message said:

But I can bunny-hop higher and further than either of them flew!

So can I! But that hardly counts as flight.

Then again what they did hardly counted as flight either. Very
impressive though.

I think the all time impressive was the British plane in the French v
Brits v USAians challenge to build an aircraft. The other two ran along
the ground and struggled to hop, the Brits took off, flew round the site
and few times and landed at the first attempt. Choruses of the
Dambusters March all round.

Certainly was. You could see the health and safety people having
apoplexy on the 'just go along th erunway and see if it will lift up a
bit' when he took off and flew a few laps. It was absolutely stunning.
Also amusing when the septics had to come and ask the female british
engine expert to fix their engine.. You could see the dent in their
pride.

...d

"David Martin" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

Certainly was. You could see the health and safety people having
apoplexy on the 'just go along th erunway and see if it will lift up a
bit' when he took off and flew a few laps. It was absolutely stunning.
Also amusing when the septics had to come and ask the female british
engine expert to fix their engine.. You could see the dent in their
pride.

..d

Dent? It were a darned big crater!

Cheers, helen s

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Quoted message said:

I think the all time impressive was the British plane in the French v
Brits v USAians challenge to build an aircraft. The other two ran along
the ground and struggled to hop, the Brits took off, flew round the site
and few times and landed at the first attempt. Choruses of the Dambusters
March all round.

Ah yes, that was a spectacular one.

Cheers, helen s

On 4 Dec 2005 14:31:34 -0800, David Martin wrote...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

But I can bunny-hop higher and further than either of them flew!

So can I! But that hardly counts as flight.

Then again what they did hardly counted as flight either. Very
impressive though.

I am quite sure the program makers know they would not "take off", it
would have been very scarey (for the pilot) if they did ;-)

Good program though 🙂

--
d{ô_ô}b PK

"Some mornings, it's just not worth
chewing through the leather straps."

On 4 Dec 2005 14:31:34 -0800, David Martin wrote...

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

But I can bunny-hop higher and further than either of them flew!

So can I! But that hardly counts as flight.

Then again what they did hardly counted as flight either. Very
impressive though.

I am quite sure the program makers know they would not "take off", it
would have been very scarey (for the pilot) if they did ;-)

Good program though 🙂

--
d{ô_ô}b PK

"Some mornings, it's just not worth
chewing through the leather straps."

Pun Krocker said:

I am quite sure the program makers know they would not "take off", it
would have been very scarey (for the pilot) if they did ;-)

I once had a go in an ornithopter that had been built for a film. The
designer was so confident it wouldn't take off that he had not bothered
to provide any means for the pilot to control it if it actually did. It
rolled along the ground, the wings flapped slowly, and it was steerable
(on the ground).

Even when you know the chance of its actually getting airborne is as
close to zero as makes no difference, it's still an eerie feeling
making a "take-off" run in an aircraft with no flying controls.

--
Dave...