"Biggest balls" award at Oshkosh, or, Do I Just Lack Ambition?

In article , Mark Smith
wrote:

John Ross wrote:

Anybody else see the Strongmobile "Magic Dragon" mock-up?

Here's his website, with photos from Oshkosh.

http://www.strongware.com/dragon/

I don't mean to be a killjoy, but this thing reminded me of what the
Flintstones might fly. Reading this guy's website fills me with a
morbid fascination combined with astonishment.

JR


Is there anything 'certifiable' about this other than the creator ?


Having read the website, I think that the whole thing is a satire on
Moller's "Skycar." He presents the whole thing with tongue firmly
embedded in cheek! ROTFLMAO!

"ORVAL FAIRAIRN" wrote

Having read the website, I think that the whole thing is a satire on
Moller's "Skycar." He presents the whole thing with tongue firmly
embedded in cheek! ROTFLMAO!

I think your assessment is way off on that call. Did you talk to the guy at
all?

Mohler (I think) knows what the hurtles are, for the skycar. This guy (I
think) is so far out in left field, that I think he thinks that were this
done in something other than 1/2" plywood, it would fly! Wowser, wowser,
wowser!

I think anyone with the slightest grasp of the concept of aerodynamics can
see all kind of impossible dreams of the strongcar, or whatever.\

I admire his fortitude to let it all hang out.
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:
Mohler (I think) knows what the hurtles are, for the skycar. This guy (I
think) is so far out in left field, that I think he thinks that were this
done in something other than 1/2" plywood, it would fly! Wowser, wowser,
wowser!

Come on, Jim, it just needs a big engine. Enough thrust can make
anything fly. Think F-4

"Jim Carriere" wrote

Come on, Jim, it just needs a big engine. Enough thrust can make
anything fly. Think F-4

chuckle OK, given.
--
Jim in NC

Jim Carriere wrote:
Morgans wrote:

Mohler (I think) knows what the hurtles are, for the skycar. This guy (I
think) is so far out in left field, that I think he thinks that were this
done in something other than 1/2" plywood, it would fly! Wowser, wowser,
wowser!


Come on, Jim, it just needs a big engine. Enough thrust can make
anything fly. Think F-4

You did mean F-104, right? :-)

Matt

Matt Whiting wrote:

Jim Carriere wrote:

Morgans wrote:

Mohler (I think) knows what the hurtles are, for the skycar. This
guy (I
think) is so far out in left field, that I think he thinks that were
this
done in something other than 1/2" plywood, it would fly! Wowser,
wowser,
wowser!



Come on, Jim, it just needs a big engine. Enough thrust can make
anything fly. Think F-4


You did mean F-104, right? :-)

Hmm, point taken. At least the F-4 had wings.

So the Magic Dragon needs to hook up with the Shockwave Jet Truck
guys and get a real powerplant. Maybe they could market a J-79
firewall forward package together at Osh '06.

No way. I doubt that the Dragon will fly with anything less than the JSF
STOVL propulsion package.

"Jim Carriere" wrote in message
.. .
So the Magic Dragon needs to hook up with the Shockwave Jet Truck
guys and get a real powerplant. Maybe they could market a J-79
firewall forward package together at Osh '06.

Jim Carriere wrote:

Matt Whiting wrote:

Jim Carriere wrote:

Morgans wrote:

Mohler (I think) knows what the hurtles are, for the skycar. This
guy (I
think) is so far out in left field, that I think he thinks that were
this
done in something other than 1/2" plywood, it would fly! Wowser,
wowser,
wowser!



Come on, Jim, it just needs a big engine. Enough thrust can make
anything fly. Think F-4


You did mean F-104, right? :-)

Hmm, point taken. At least the F-4 had wings.

So the Magic Dragon needs to hook up with the Shockwave Jet Truck
guys and get a real powerplant. Maybe they could market a J-79
firewall forward package together at Osh '06.

Oops - I thought you said 'fireball forward' - maybe thats what you should
have said?


--

John Halpenny

Truth is stranger than fiction.
This is why writers and readers are more comfortable with fiction.

Jim Carriere wrote:
Come on, Jim, it just needs a big engine. Enough thrust can make
anything fly. Think F-4

Matt Whiting wrote:
You did mean F-104, right? :-)

No, F-4 Phantom II.
In the Sixty's it was referred to as McDonnell's proof of concept that
given enough thrust, even a brick could fly.