Moller hits the UK

On Aug 30, 10:43 am, CanalBuilder
wrote:
He's at it again. Now he's convinced the BBC. I suppose it's not
surprising as media organizations are dominated by people who aren't
good at the practical stuff.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6970031.stm

Pleas feel free to contact the BBC and tell then what's wrong with the
article.

I like this:

"Dr Moller and his team have already conducted more than 200 test
flights and say the flying saucer could prove useful to rescue teams
as well as landowners. "

The reporter must be blind not to have seen the tether. The 200
figure is also suspicious.

Harry K

Harry K wrote:
On Aug 30, 10:43 am, CanalBuilder
wrote:
He's at it again. Now he's convinced the BBC. I suppose it's not
surprising as media organizations are dominated by people who aren't
good at the practical stuff.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6970031.stm

Pleas feel free to contact the BBC and tell then what's wrong with the
article.

I like this:

"Dr Moller and his team have already conducted more than 200 test
flights and say the flying saucer could prove useful to rescue teams
as well as landowners. "

The reporter must be blind not to have seen the tether. The 200
figure is also suspicious.

Harry K

Does lifting it on a hoist count as a test flight?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

"Dan" wrote in message
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Harry K wrote:

The reporter must be blind not to have seen the tether. The 200
figure is also suspicious.

Harry K

Does lifting it on a hoist count as a test flight?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

Yes. They tested it 200 times. It refused to fly each and ever time.
;-)

Rob

Rob Turk wrote:
"Dan" wrote in message
news
Harry K wrote:

The reporter must be blind not to have seen the tether. The 200
figure is also suspicious.

Harry K


Does lifting it on a hoist count as a test flight?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired


Yes. They tested it 200 times. It refused to fly each and ever time.
;-)

Rob


LOL! Good one, Rob

"Harry K" wrote

I like this:

"Dr Moller and his team have already conducted more than 200 test
flights and say the flying saucer could prove useful to rescue teams
as well as landowners. "

The reporter must be blind not to have seen the tether. The 200
figure is also suspicious.

I've done my part and written the authors of the story. Has everyone else
out there?
--
Jim in NC

Morgans wrote:
"Harry K" wrote

I like this:

"Dr Moller and his team have already conducted more than 200 test
flights and say the flying saucer could prove useful to rescue teams
as well as landowners. "

The reporter must be blind not to have seen the tether. The 200
figure is also suspicious.

I've done my part and written the authors of the story. Has everyone else
out there?

The article was edited at 1027 zulu today. It now includes reference to
his run-in with the Securities Exchange Commission, and has a much lower
profile on the website. I wonder how that happened.

"Edward Kiernan"

The article was edited at 1027 zulu today. It now includes reference to
his run-in with the Securities Exchange Commission, and has a much lower
profile on the website. I wonder how that happened.

All of those nasty people at RAH did it to him, I'll bet! g
--
Jim in NC

"Edward Kiernan" wrote

The article was edited at 1027 zulu today. It now includes reference to
his run-in with the Securities Exchange Commission, and has a much lower
profile on the website. I wonder how that happened.

Just a note to say that I got an E-mail from the editor of the part of the
BBC that was responsible for the story.

They informed me that they had been in touch with the security exchange
commission, and had revised the article, and thanked me for my E-mail.
--
Jim in NC

Harry K wrote:


"Dr Moller and his team have already conducted more than 200 test
flights and say the flying saucer could prove useful to rescue teams
as well as landowners. "

The reporter must be blind not to have seen the tether. The 200
figure is also suspicious.

Harry K


I believe that's a misquote. It should say "could prove useful to
rescue teams as well as as lawnmowers".

Just gotta sharpen the leading edges of the rotors...

John

Harry K

I believe that's a misquote. It should say "could prove useful to
rescue teams as well as as lawnmowers".

Just gotta sharpen the leading edges of the rotors...


As a point of fact, the Toro company made a hovercraft-lawnmower
called the Flymo at two different times in its history. Both times it
was recalled for consumer safety, but it worked very well.