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John Lynch wrote:

paul,
The reason for Oshkosh, in this case, is because it's public. No one who

was there

when Dick Rutan flew the Voyager overhead doubted that it had come from

California

and actually worked. I'm not very interested in Moller's press releases.

I'll take

the bet (300 miles unrefueled), but I'll require that it be reported in

Aviation

Week and Space Technology. [Kitplanes won't cut it.] I'm sure that if it

occurs, it

will be newsworthy enough for Aviation Week to report on it.

Thanks,
John

 Bill Freeman wrote:

Actually, they flew in from Salina, KS where they stopped to recover from
the horrible beating they took in the turbulence downstream of the Rockies.
Of course, they originally started in Kalifornia.

What about the Carter Copter, guys?  I'd bet on it if it had an actual engine.
A three rotor might make this one actually work, if they can make the prop
hang together and keep from vibrating the pilots into unconsiousness.  :-)

Bill

I know nothing about Gyro coptors so I can't say. I do know
the "NASCAR" engine won't make it. The three rotor would be better.

Paul Lamar

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