Re: Is "IT" really a FLYING scooter?

[Charles J Knight <c dot knight at juno dot com>]

> "..."GINGER" is a modernized permutation of a fifty year old army 
> design 
> for a one man stand-up ducted-fan firing platform. The concept has 

Isn't that just a Hiller Platform?  If so, they don't need a fly by
wire system, because they were steered by "leaning" your body
weight -- a very natural way to do it, I might add.

> i said earlier that a gyro-stabilized hi-tek scooter is still just a 
> scooter, 
> but , if i add a lift-fan and turn it into a gyro-stabilized 
> flying-scooter as

The "release date" is still a year away -- who thinks that this might
be a ploy to get the most creative minds on the planet to speculate
as to what kind of fantastic invention it could be, and then prototype
it within a year?

     -- Chuck Knight
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