On 2005-08-06 14:34:49 -0400, John Ross said:

I don't mean to be a killjoy, but this thing reminded me of what the
Flintstones might fly.

Aw, c'mon, John, are you trying to tell us that household plywood,
chicken wire, and Bondo is not the aero-engineering wave of tomorrow?
Or that the Chevy S-10 pickup frame is not ideally suited to flight.

Yes. Much about this was strong indeed -- mostly the aroma.

I am very glad there were no fluids in my upper alimentary canal when I
read Wayne's dry reference to that other nut job, Moller. If you look
around Strong's website for as long as you can stand it you'll find he
shares Moller's interest in new-agey nonsense.

I wish Plaintiff #2 on the pair of them.

The Strong Dragon or whatever his exact name for it -- Rob Finfrock
actually interviewed the guy at length, poor Rob -- reminded me of a
1970s project, the "MIZAR" or "MITZAR" (q.v. via Google). It was a
Pinto (!) attached to the wings, struts, tail feathers and rear engine
of a Cessna 337 Skymaster. It actually flew for about 15 hours.

Then the sheet metal screws (!) holding it together came out. It would
be funny if two people hadn't perished when they hit something big --
California, to be specific.

cheers

-=K=-

Rule #1: Don't hit anything big.