Re: [gentoo-user] Re: Do we have to build gcc with fortran now?

[Indi <thebeelzebubtrigger@gmail.com>]

On Thu, 23 Jun 2011 15:41:04 -0700 (PDT)
Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thursday 23 June 2011 22:47:54 Peter Humphrey did opine thusly:
> > On Thursday 23 June 2011 20:54:03 Alan McKinnon wrote:
> > > I was seriously considering importing a single seater heli kit,
> > > they are classed as ultralights and do not need a pilot's
> > > license. But there's an obscure clause in the rules that states
> > > ultralights cannot be flown within 50m of a dwelling.
> > > 
> > > So now I have to be content with only going to work on the
> > > V-twin bike
> > 
> > No, all you need is a pad 50m tall.  :)
> 
> Brilliant! I hadn't thought of that! Must be getting old :-)
> 
> Or I could just two birds one stone:
> 
> http://www.hover-bike.com/
> 

I saw that before and got really excited until it dawned on me there's
no way that thing can be controlled the way it's built. :)
No doubt why the only videos he seems to have of it "hovering" it's
tethered. Otherwise it'd surely kill somebody.

He also claims it will achieve altitudes up to 10k feet, which
obviously would require generating a "cushion of air" 10k feet tall.
Because being a hovercraft it's got fans, not rotors.

Or have I missed something?

-- 
caveat utilitor