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French inventor soars above Champs-Élysées on flyboard at Paris parade
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| 14/07/2019 - 11:21
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Posted on 07/15/2019 10:58:04 AM PDT by Red Badger
Edited on 07/15/2019 6:22:03 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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A French inventor and entrepreneur on Sunday soared above the Champs-Elysees on a turbine engine-powered flyboard in front of President Emmanuel Macron and other EU leaders.
Former jet-skiing champion Franky Zapata, grasping a rifle in a sign of the possible military uses of his device, took to the air in a futuristic showpiece of the annual Bastille Day parade.
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TOPICS: Military/Veterans; Outdoors; Science; UFO's
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I WANT ONE!!!!..................
To: Red Badger
YouTube videos go back two years. Also yesterdays thread.
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:02:21 AM PDT
by
TexasGator
(Z1z)
To: Red Badger
“a crossing of the English Channel which, for the first time, will require a refuelling in mid-flight.”
Why not bolt on an external fuel tank, that he could use for a seat? A modular add-on option for extended range. Just be sure it has internal baffles, to reduce sloshing around from effecting balance.
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:03:52 AM PDT
by
BeauBo
To: Red Badger
“a crossing of the English Channel which, for the first time, will require a refuelling in mid-flight.”
Why not bolt on an external fuel tank, that he could use for a seat? A modular add-on option for extended range/longer duration. Just be sure it has internal baffles, to reduce sloshing around from effecting balance.
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:04:54 AM PDT
by
BeauBo
To: BeauBo
Extra weight?................💀
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:05:56 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Red Badger
“He is now eyeing a crossing of the English Channel...”
Hey, McFly, you bojo, those boards don’t work on water. Unless you’ve got power!
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:06:08 AM PDT
by
Boogieman
To: BeauBo
“Why not bolt on an external fuel tank, that he could use for a seat?”
Too much weight, probably.
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:06:38 AM PDT
by
Boogieman
To: Red Badger
In an engine failure situation, the glide ratio is extremely poor.
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:07:14 AM PDT
by
DesertRhino
(Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:07:40 AM PDT
by
Lurkina.n.Learnin
(If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:09:24 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
To: Red Badger
Why is he holding a rifle? Hoping for some big defense $$$?
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:09:48 AM PDT
by
PGR88
To: central_va
LOL, I was thinking the exact same thing!
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:10:55 AM PDT
by
taxcontrol
(Stupid should hurt - dad's wisdom)
To: DesertRhino
Needs airbags!...... 😄
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:11:44 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: BeauBo
Because fuel costs weight and I doubt the poor fella can lose 20 pounds in the next few days.
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:12:08 AM PDT
by
Kommodor
(Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
To: Red Badger
You will have to stand in a long line of muzzies in the EU. What a vehicle to perform terrorist acts.
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:13:59 AM PDT
by
353FMG
To: Red Badger
Cool, but they can improve it. Perhaps a comfortable seat and a cup holder?
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:18:55 AM PDT
by
mom.mom
(...our flag was still there.)
To: DesertRhino
"In an engine failure situation, the glide ratio is extremely poor."I've heard it compared to thrown car keys...
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:19:34 AM PDT
by
jonascord
(First rule of the Dunning-Kruger Club is that you do not know you are in the Dunning-Kruger club.)
To: DesertRhino; Red Badger
“...the glide ratio is extremely poor...”
I believe the glide ratio you’re referring to is “Brick, Masonry”
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posted on
07/15/2019 11:48:52 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: Red Badger
This is straight out of Warhammer 40K...
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posted on
07/15/2019 12:02:36 PM PDT
by
doomtrooper99
(Mr Truman, you did not finish the job)
To: Red Badger
When you get yours, can I borrow it to limb some trees before I drop them?
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posted on
07/15/2019 12:30:39 PM PDT
by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the disco)
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