Re: Homebuilt hot-air air****ps

Jim Logajan wrote:
> One of the desirable mission requirements I've wanted in an aircraft is
the
> ability to do serious sightseeing by allowing me to pause it in flight
and
> gaze at things. The problem with fixed-wing aircraft is that you can't
stop
> or sometimes even slow down enough to get a good long gander at things.
> Only helicopters, air****ps, and (to a lesser extent because you can't
> direct them much) balloons have the desired capability.
>
> So about a year or so ago I began looking into designing and building a
> homebuilt hot-air air****p that required little or no ground crew to
launch
> and land. While doing research into air****ps, I came across the Skyacht
> Aircraft company:
>
> http://www.personalblimp.com/
>
> Late last year I had an e-mail exchange with the Dan Nachbar, the
inventor
> of this particular design, and at that time he wished to maintain a low
> profile. I see now he will be giving a presentation at Oshkosh, so I
assume
> he is no longer trying to keep such a low profile. Looks like he still
has
> some ways to go, but if my own (top secret! ;-) ) air****p idea never get
> off the ground I will definitely be looking into getting one of his
> creations once it becomes generally available. (Other existing hot-air
> air****ps seem to require too much ground sup****t and because they rely
on
> pressurization, are a little too performance limited for my taste.)
>
> So - has anyone reading these groups ever built or considered building a
> homebuilt gas or thermal air****p?

Dunno if he reads these newsgrousp but the comedian Gallagher
built one, or had one one built for him 2 or 3 decades ago.

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