On Mar 20, 1:50 pm, Anthony W wrote:
Fred the Red Shirt wrote:

The guy with the cri cri could do it by taking the tail off.

There is no requirement that the plane actually fly,.

FF

The guy with the Cri Cri has something wuan lacks, integrity. I'll bet
he won't take the tail off for that reason alone.

If I were a much shorter (not to mention thiner) man, I would build a
Mitchell U2 with a 4 pack of those tiny turbines. It would take the
record and look like the space shuttle from behind. ;o)


That has been done, see the link elsewhere in this thread.
I don't know if it was a Mitchel wing. It was a rigid wing.

It might not count as he it take off from the ground, but then
again, neither has the Juan Dart.

I'm more inclined to criticize the folks at Guiness than I am
Mr Jimenez. But it's more entertaining to poke fun at
the latter.

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FF