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New Aircraft is Part Blimp and Part Airplane
An anonymous reader writes "Canton Rep has an interesting article on Ohio entrepreneurs who hope to get their business 'off the ground'. Brian Martin and Robert Rist think they are close to testing a prototype of their patented Dynalifter hybrid. They announced last week that their airship -- part blimp and part airplane -- has been completed, and they hope to conduct a test flight this spring. Martin and Rist hope the Dynalifter will help bring in a new transportation era. They see it as a way to move materials at a lower cost than jets and at a higher speed than ships. From the article: 'They think it could be used in emergency situations, such as Hurricane Katrina, to transport supplies. It might have military uses, such as delivering equipment and supplies to sites that might not be easily reachable.'"
The message is clear: Blimps have failed.
When do I get my Flying DeLoren?
For some reason my fountain pen doesn't work here.
A restock of ammo does alot of good when the blimp was delayed two weeks because of weather.
I am Bennett Haselton! I am Bennett Haselton!
After Katrina lots of highways were covered in debris. You could not get a truck into many places. Choppers are fast, but it cost a bundle to get a lot of payload someplace. (When you have massively stupid dems like LA and NO have, you have to be able to cover for them quickly. MS, AL, FL and TX did not as many problems.) They do not have any specs because they only have a small prototype. Go to dynalifter.com and see.
What does God being a dumbass have to do with it? Talk about Off Topic...