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To: Stoat

How is the weight of an up-armored humvee type vehicle going to balance with being light enough to fly? This thing would need a huge honking power plant I would think.

Seems like a crappy compromise in the making.


11 posted on 12/01/2010 1:26:30 PM PST by Sax
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To: Sax

Bingo...spot on..also..assuming it does get off the ground, it would seem to be a sitting duck for very small SAMs and even RPGs..heck..a 50cal could bring it down easily....


17 posted on 12/01/2010 1:32:09 PM PST by ken5050 (Palin/Bachman 2012 - FOUR boobs are better than the two we have now!)
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To: Sax

It’s going ro burn dollars, that’s how.


25 posted on 12/01/2010 1:38:06 PM PST by tired1 (Federalize the Fed)
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To: Sax
One word......WEATHER!

It is the great equalizer. Turns flesh to dirt and metal to ore.

26 posted on 12/01/2010 1:39:18 PM PST by blackdog
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To: Sax
How is the weight of an up-armored humvee type vehicle going to balance with being light enough to fly? This thing would need a huge honking power plant I would think.

This sucker's nuclear!

55 posted on 12/01/2010 5:29:28 PM PST by zeugma (Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam)
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