"Jack May" wrote in message
news:OFXid.370384$D%.73428@attbi_s51...
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> "Shawn Hearn" wrote in message
> news:srhi-919205.07003305112004@news-40.giganews.com...
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> > Sure, and those personal jet packs I heard about when I was a kid
> > in the 60's will become popular too, and pigs will fly.
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> To late, you missed it.
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> A company in Sunnyvale Ca. was developing a personal propellor pack for
NASA
> that you strap on to fly somewhere. They went out of business not too
long
> ago. There were a number of pictures published.
>
> What NASA and Boeing are developing now is a low cost ($100K or less)
> airplane and electronics that can be flown as easily as driving a car
> without needing a lot of training.
>
> http://www.rednova.com/news/stories/1/2004/08/28/story001.html
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>
Even in the USA, you can fly a plane up to 1,200 lbs with a short
instructional period and a drivers license. They are predicted to cost
under $40,000 and some are on the market now. Daylight only, and not in
controlled airspace.
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