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Originally Posted by Tim Hancock
I call that personal achievement not advancing the world of aviation.
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Exactly!
My comments were with respect to Edison. His advancements (thru massive experimentation) were for the betterment of mankind - not some sort of ego
"hey everybody Look, I'm a billionaire who made a bunch of attempts to fly around the world in a balloon, with my left hand tied behind my back, to make it fair"
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Originally Posted by RPKESQ
This is an absolutely amazing project. .
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uh huh . .. What's so
absolutely amazing about this project?
Do shiny objects always absolutely amaze you?
. .. or is it all of those spinny things which absolutely amaze you?
Batteries?
. . .oh, I've got it; IT CAN FLY! (kind of) -- and all for just over a hundred million dollars.
Seriously, the thing takes off at 22mph? -- a stiff wind, a piece of rope, and a 1960's glider can get off the ground on it's own. The glider pilots around here go up over 30,000 feet using warm currents (a form of solar) and have done that type of accomplishment for decades.