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UTMC Airbourne Cell
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 6:42 am
by Disastermined
Andy_Twotimes and I were at the EAA in Oshkosh on Saturday and saw one of these in the low cost airplanes sections
They go for about 5k, sit like a cruiser motorcycle, feet out in the wind.
Now we can terrorize both the skies and the ground...
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:38 am
by DerGolgo
Ha! Finally! Our forces shall darken the sky and strike terror in the hearts of our enemies!
5k is for the kit, right?
If they sell plans, I'm sure there are enough people here with sufficient welding and machine-shop skills to make one for a fraction of that (big fraction, but still a fraction). And add hard-points for the the bacon-bunker-buster and ASMs, Air-to-SUV-Missiles.
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:44 am
by Disastermined
DerGolgo wrote:Ha! Finally! Our forces shall darken the sky and strike terror in the hearts of our enemies!
5k is for the kit, right?
If they sell plans, I'm sure there are enough people here with sufficient welding and machine-shop skills to make one for a fraction of that (big fraction, but still a fraction). And add hard-points for the the bacon-bunker-buster and ASMs, Air-to-SUV-Missiles.
I believe it's for the kit, yeah. If only they made Air to SUV missiles... life would be so much better.
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 7:45 am
by GOSTAZ
Flat Black from Above? WIN!
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 8:47 am
by xaos
A friend of mine broke her leg doing a skydiving demo into Oshkosh this weekend. Bummer.
i've threatened several times over the years to build a part 103 ultralight. Rotax power for the sky! FTW!
A powered paraglider is probably a good alternative as the entire craft will fit in a passenger car and you can take off on a very short field.
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:23 am
by Guder
Link or manufacturer, please?
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 9:40 am
by Disastermined
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 10:07 am
by Rabbit_Fighter
WANT!
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 11:48 am
by xaos
Paragliding info!
http://www.usppa.org/
http://www.paratoys.com/
http://u-turnusa.com/
http://footflyer.com/
FAA Part103 of the FAR is all about ultralight aircraft that does not require any sort of licensing to pilot (though organized training is strongly encouraged). This is a relatively cheap and accessible route for someone interested in participating in aviation.
http://www.eaa.org/Ultralights/
Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2009 12:25 pm
by scumbag
I am just waiting for Yogi to chime in on paragliding.