"triple_r" <nomail@nomail> wrote:
> "Chris" <lho### [at] nwlinkcom> wrote:
> > The image shows a Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) that I have been working on for a
> > while. It was created in Rhino and rendered using Flamingo Raytracer 2.0. This
> > is my first serious attempt at using Flamingo. I still have a lot to add but
> > since I haven't posted any images to this newsgroup for a while, I thought that
> > this would be a good start. All comments and suggestions are welcomed.
>
> Very cool.  Reminds me of a class project we worked on a while ago.
> Unofficially, we called it the Personal Entertainment Recreational Vehicle, or
> just "The Perv."  Not sure how serious a design, but between the ducted fans, a
> relatively sophisticated control system, and a hefty powerplant since there's
> not much for passive lift, it would be interesting to see what the weight would
> have to come out too.  Perhaps a little on the heavy side?  Safety was also an
> issue for our project since something so 'edgy' is bound to have mishaps.
> Apparently deadly crashes make for horrible marketing, but I'd still buy
> one--at least if I had a spare $100,000.
>
>  - Ricky

Put your money in gravity wave amplification research and forget the caveman
stuff. LIfe could be sooooo cool, but nooooo, evil has to run your gov.

-aQ

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