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Local tech start-up to compete for one million dollars in human flight competition(COOL!)
MyPanhandle ^ | 02/13/2020 | Erika Orstad

Posted on 02/13/2020 5:52:52 PM PST by devane617

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. — When Panama City Beach resident, Jeff Elkins, was a kid, he says he knew one thing for sure.

“I knew there would be flying cars by the year 2000,” he said in an interview.

The year 2000 came and went without flying cars, so, Elkins took matters into his own hands. With screws and sheet metal, propellers and joysticks, he created an early version of the “Air-board.”


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: flight
Watch video for the details. The test pilot is nice and brave. This seems to me to be something really useful.
1 posted on 02/13/2020 5:52:52 PM PST by devane617
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Some guy flew from Crete to Greece in a human powered craft.

He won some type of award.


2 posted on 02/13/2020 6:04:45 PM PST by yarddog ( For I am persuaded.)
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What video? Could not find one - looked all over......


3 posted on 02/13/2020 6:06:24 PM PST by Arlis
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4 posted on 02/13/2020 6:29:04 PM PST by Bonemaker (invictus maneo2)
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President Duterte has been experimenting with man-powered flight... Has test flights every few months... He seems pleased with the results so far...


5 posted on 02/13/2020 6:33:38 PM PST by SuperLuminal (Where is Sam Adams now that we desperately need him)
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I think we should just pick a few selected people and throw them out of airplanes till we get it right. Not wanting to get banned or put on hilarys list I will not mention names.


6 posted on 02/13/2020 7:10:28 PM PST by oldasrocks (Heavily Medicated for your Protection.)
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7 posted on 02/13/2020 7:20:54 PM PST by corkoman
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oops


8 posted on 02/13/2020 7:21:16 PM PST by corkoman
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