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Old 10-18-2004, 06:51 PM
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Before you watch this, please take head that I am not lying....This is really a flying tractor, and it just so happens to ge a Deere

http://www.hugi.is/hahradi/bigboxes....1208&f_id=1159

Well I think its a look alike tractor, it dosnt seem real, but damn....I want to know how they did that without wings? Maybe the handlebar creates the lift?

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Old 10-18-2004, 07:15 PM
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jet propulsion on a tractor/lawnmower thingy, silly.
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lol, that's awesome it's an r/c plane with a lawnmower body, at the top of the handle bar there's a wing and mid-way down u see the other rear wing. At the front u can see the engine and propellar and i'm sure the deck of the lawn mower is a wing in it's self to create lift.
And the rear tires (which are really thin if u look when it turns) more than likely act as rudders.
It's amazing what someone can do with r/c plane wood and a couple of servos.

I love stuff like that. Awesome find.

I did some searching and here's the website http://www.flyingthingz.com/
they have other really cool flying things on there (car, snoopy dog house, wicked witch, etc.) most with videos.

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I knew the design was what created the lift, but the looks of it make you wonder how it really works. There was definatly a lot of physics that went into that design. Thanks for the site, I didnt even think to look any further.

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Thats funny looking
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Originally Posted by Hayze
Thats funny looking
Yea, that's about all i have to say about that
Old 10-19-2004, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by frey51
I knew the design was what created the lift, but the looks of it make you wonder how it really works. There was definatly a lot of physics that went into that design. Thanks for the site, I didnt even think to look any further.

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No prob. i couldn't help. it i like stuff like that.
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Hah! Yeah, those have been around for about 15 years now at least... I always wanted to see one fly. The thing flies nice!

The pictures I've seen of them, show the deck of the mower as large wing. this one has those side pieces between the fake wheels, so you can't see the wing shape. The controlling surfaces are on the back of the "wing". (It's basically a flying wing with decorations). The motor and prop are mounted up at the front there...
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That is funny....that just made my day....Thanks guys.....
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WTF?

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That's pretty funny!
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That would freak the hell out of me if I saw it fly by me on the side of the road or something.




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