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Jet-powered wheelchair surprise (hold muh crumpets)
BBC ^
| 30 August 2004
| Unattributed
Posted on 08/30/2004 1:40:49 PM PDT by Moose4
Giuseppe Cannella had a big surprise for his mother-in-law when he put a jet engine on the back of her wheelchair.
Mr Cannella says the chair can now do top speeds of more than 60mph and has proved the star of a model plane championship during the Bank Holiday.
A model plane enthusiast himself, Mr Cannella has been putting on shows at Barkston Heath near Grantham, Lincs.
"It is just the wheelchair with the engine bolted on the back and steering on the front," he said.
Holiday surprise
"Originally it was a gimmick. I had a jet engine and I was going to put it on a go cart.
"But the missus says put it on something unusual and so I put it on the mother-in-law's wheelchair," said Mr Cannella, who is from Luton in Bedfordshire.
"She was on holiday at the time so she didn't know what I was doing until she came back.
"She actually thought I was doing it for her."
Mr Cannella's mother-in-law, who had bought a new wheelchair, has Parkinson's disease.
Her son-in-law has been collecting money for the Parkinson's Disease Society and hopes to collect up to £1,500 during the shows at the British Model Flying Association national championship.
"I have done it for fun, I just like going up and down in it," said Mr Cannella.
TOPICS: Humor; Society
KEYWORDS: getoneforjimrob; jetengine; motherinlaw; notmyfault; rocket; uk; wheelchair; yeeeehah; zooooom
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posted on
08/30/2004 1:40:49 PM PDT
by
Moose4
To: mhking; Foxfire4
2
posted on
08/30/2004 1:41:11 PM PDT
by
Moose4
(I've got two Viking Kittens locked and loaded, and I'm not afraid to use 'em. Back off!)
To: Moose4
Sit down, hold on, and shut up!
3
posted on
08/30/2004 1:44:39 PM PDT
by
stainlessbanner
(I am a pitbull on the pantleg of opportunity.)
To: Moose4; Criminal Number 18F
So, Pratt and Whitney, Rolls Royce or GE? And where the hell are the flows and checklists?
4
posted on
08/30/2004 1:45:40 PM PDT
by
Archangelsk
(Plain, simple soldier. Nothing more, nothing less.)
To: Moose4
Why am I hearing the looney tunes theme in my head when I read this?
5
posted on
08/30/2004 1:45:42 PM PDT
by
StoneColdGOP
(Nothing is Bush's fault... Nothing is Bush's fault... Nothing is Bush's fault...)
To: Moose4
Hope he installed an airbag, an oxygen mask plus tank, a seat belt, and a life raft under the seat.
To: Moose4
I read this and all I could think about was the Seinfeld episode when Kramer and George bought a defective wheelchair, and the brief scene of the woman finding out she had no brakes!
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posted on
08/30/2004 1:47:40 PM PDT
by
theDentist
("John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute.")
To: Moose4
Like this jet powered Waco, this is all wrong. :-)
8
posted on
08/30/2004 1:47:49 PM PDT
by
Archangelsk
(Plain, simple soldier. Nothing more, nothing less.)
To: Moose4; Professional Engineer; SAMWolf; snippy_about_it; Conspiracy Guy; Fedora
NOT my fault.
And, likely an inspired bad idea.
9
posted on
08/30/2004 1:48:33 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(The Liberals say: Join me and together we shall RUE the galaxy!)
To: Archangelsk
So, Pratt and Whitney, Rolls Royce or GE? Why, of course...Acme. Who else but Acme is going to make a wheelchair-mountable jet engine? Duh.
(And just what the heck is the takeoff EPR setting on it, anyway?)
}:-)4
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posted on
08/30/2004 1:48:38 PM PDT
by
Moose4
(I've got two Viking Kittens locked and loaded, and I'm not afraid to use 'em. Back off!)
To: Moose4; Tijeras_Slim; Constitution Day; JoeSixPack1
Awwww yeah baby.
11
posted on
08/30/2004 1:48:45 PM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(_____oooo_( ° ¿ ° )_oooo_____)
To: martin_fierro
Who test drives a 60+mph wheelchair without a helmet?
12
posted on
08/30/2004 1:52:32 PM PDT
by
jtminton
(Kerry/Edwards 2004: It's Boring in America again!)
To: Howlin; Ed_NYC; MonroeDNA; widgysoft; Springman; Timesink; dubyaismypresident; Grani; coug97; ...
Just damn.
If you want on the list, FReepmail me. This IS a high-volume PING list...
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posted on
08/30/2004 1:52:36 PM PDT
by
mhking
To: martin_fierro
I bet he could break some speed records if he put that engine on a new Hoveround™.
To: Moose4
"I have done it for fun, I just like going up and down in it," said Mr Cannella.
?????? the runway ?????
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posted on
08/30/2004 1:54:32 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(I'm Conspiracy Guy and I approve this message. "John Kerry is a liar!")
To: jtminton
16
posted on
08/30/2004 1:55:51 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(I'm Conspiracy Guy and I approve this message. "John Kerry is a liar!")
To: jtminton; azhenfud
To: Darksheare
Your muse is talikng to others it seems.
18
posted on
08/30/2004 1:56:25 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(I'm Conspiracy Guy and I approve this message. "John Kerry is a liar!")
To: Conspiracy Guy
Yes, it seems she's very interested in messing with people's minds.
19
posted on
08/30/2004 1:58:45 PM PDT
by
Darksheare
(The Liberals say: Join me and together we shall RUE the galaxy!)
To: Darksheare
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posted on
08/30/2004 2:02:50 PM PDT
by
Conspiracy Guy
(I'm Conspiracy Guy and I approve this message. "John Kerry is a liar!")
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