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kleinbl00 · 3440 days ago · link · · parent · post: Some crazy-ass Kiwi is trying to build a hoverbike
Yeah I dunno, man. I still don't think you can beat the simplicity and elegance of the Williams X-Jet. The mill in that thing is in about 4,000 cruise missiles... there may come a day when they're cheap military surplus. Problem with the X-Jet is it'd only lift about 190 lbs... and since my ass is 200 without clothes onthat just doesn't fly (literally). Still - you replace the aluminum with carbon fiber, you do some latter-day weight reduction on the mill and... ...you're still staring down a 600 lbft thrust turbojet engine eager to suck you through. I have simpler tastes.