I had never heard or seen this before. The williams flying platform. A friend sent me this interesting video, enjoy.
http://www.wimp.com/flyingmachine
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Williams_X-Jet
One man flying machine
Sun May 22, 2011 11:04 pm
Blessed are the curious, for they shall have great adventures!
Mon May 23, 2011 5:41 am
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Mon May 23, 2011 10:53 am
Re: One man flying machine
That's a machine that will literally drop out of the sky from an engine failure. Still would be loads of fun.
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Mon May 23, 2011 12:06 pm
Re: One man flying machine
It looks incredibly stable for what it is. Wonder what happened that kept it from going into production.
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Mon May 23, 2011 12:09 pm
Re: One man flying machine
That's a machine that will literally drop out of the sky from an engine failure. Still would be loads of fun.
Nothing that a ballistic parachute can't handle.
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Mon May 23, 2011 4:05 pm
Re: One man flying machine
Anything with Williams Flying Machine is a joke --- His (?) flying "car" is a ground effect vechele that has taken lots of investors for a ride.
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