Posted on 07/30/2008 8:16:58 AM PDT by 300magnum
LOL
I always wondered why the guy didn’t burn his As...., well, his lower rear exterior, off when those rockets were putting out all those nice flame trails.
Talk about needing flameproof underwear, whew!
Two gasoline-powered ducted fans? I like it!
The ultra-short flight times is what made/makes it extremely impractical except for promotions and movies.
With this one, the flight time is 30 minutes, which makes it a lot safer.
For those in the US, Blackpool is a smaller, cheesy version of Las Vegas, with a smaller sized copy of the Eiffel Tower as a centerpiece. An old time (60's and earlier) holiday destination for the North of England.
Aha! Thanks for the info.
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