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More about propulsion than "flying"
Posted by ecosopher
24th Apr 2012
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Bizarre Motion.
Posted by Billyo11
24th Apr 2012
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Festo
But will it carry luggage?
Posted by finny@...
24th Apr 2012
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What a waste
I understand that the person who made the video must be very clever, but I would rather have seen a clip that actually featured the SmartInversion and demonstrated how it works.
Posted by DJKuulA
24th Apr 2012
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Yeah I know, right?
They could have showed the snazzy intro at the beginning and then explained the technology behind it. Also I don't even know if the guy in the video is the inventor or not. Sometimes people can get too artsy if you ask me.
- Tuan
- Tuan
Posted by tuancnguyen
24th Apr 2012
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More about propulsion than "flying"
Maybe it's all in the definitions, but... Seems to me that the motion the SmartInversion is going through is not actually putting it into "flight" (in the way wings or rotors do...) but more specifically creating the "propulsion" by which it moves through the air... the "flight" part would appear to be provided by the bouyancy of the gas fill, much like a dirigible or blimp, which then have additional motors to provide propulsion through the air. This just happens to merge the flying functional shape with propulsion functional shape... Cool and beautiful idea though, and I do like the allusion that it's "swimming' through the air!!
Posted by ecosopher
24th Apr 2012
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Neat Toy
It would make a very neat RC toy!
Posted by omb00900@...
24th Apr 2012
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Bizarre Motion.
As said it mimics nature in it's action, Nature wins again. We just change the materials.
Posted by Billyo11
24th Apr 2012