DIY flying (UFO) Chair

Any volunteers to take it up to 1,000 feet????

this is proof right here that the avrocar was a joke
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originally posted by: Jukiodone

Smaller, faster, able to fly longer- still not exactly advanced though?

I suppose minimising chances of catastrophic mechanical failure is an advance - but where are the Speeder Bikes?

It's nearly 35 years since that dude flew at the 84 Olympics and the options are:

Something that is inherently unsafe (see COD4 wing/fuselage rule for Gyros)
Something with a lifting area so large it becomes no fun (OP's)
Balancing on a turbine with an explosive mixture strapped to your back (pass)

Their oldschool and seem dangerous also.

originally posted by: Brian4real
Any volunteers to take it up to 1,000 feet????

Wouldn't the air be too thin?

originally posted by: humanoidlord
this is proof right here that the avrocar was a joke
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I know right? This guy built this for 10K and how much was put into the AVRO back in the day? Imagine how much money was put into the AVRO and give a estimate at todays cost. Very laughable.

To keep this on topic. Would this vehicle be the common sense approach to a cheap answer to the long awaited air cars?

a reply to: HappyFisherman

these were in a old james bond movie, and they look like a death trap. ill take the new french hover board