From: Chuck Kuecker (ckuecker@mcs.net)
Date: Fri Jan 12 2001 - 06:47:32 MST
At 08:37 PM 1/11/01 -0800, you wrote:
>Why a midget? Those guys are not better than normal in
>leg power production per unit weight. What you want is
>a tall skinny dude for that kinda race, such as moi. Ive
>always wanted to try out for such a thing at 6 ft and 125 lbs.
Hyperbole. The impression I wanted was that the HPH would be of very
limited use. :) Sorry if I sounded chauvinistic...being over 220# and 6'3"
myself...I would not make much of a high density power source.
>The best efforts at human powered hover to date can
>stay off the floor for a short time but always in ground
>effect. spike
That's what I heard. No recreations of Icarus flight for this tech - yet.
Chuck Kuecker
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