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Old July 15th 06, 01:08 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Martin X. Moleski, SJ
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Default 747 Lawnmower ?..............Yes, this is real, a flying Lawnmower

On Fri, 14 Jul 2006 14:16:18 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
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paStg.67772$ZW3.16401@dukeread04:

I told a local John Deere dealer about the video, they got a
kick out of it. Their business is along a highway, maybe
they'll a could of lawnmowers to fly over the traffic.


Over a field beside the road might work OK.

I
wonder if you could add some special effects machineguns?


The flying lawn mower can't carry much of a payload. It would
be hard to get a big enough sound system to be heard over
the noise of the engine & prop.

I saw a scale Spirit of St. Louis that played Jimmy Stewart's
voice asking, "Which way to Ireland?" The pilot had to
throttle way back and fly close to the flight line to make
the recording audible.

Marty