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Experimental car/ultralight/paraglider thing crashes in BC

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http://globalnews.ca/news/551930/futuri ... ernon-b-c/


Two aboard, both alright... Video was an interesting precursor for events to come.
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One question.....WHY?
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Sometimes, the differences between a dreamer, a genius and a nutcase are minimal :wink:
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when the contraption went out of control as it was landing at the airport in Vernon, B.C.
I think "contraption" is an accurate description.
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Walker wrote:Video was an interesting precursor for events to come.
An animated Video of the accident sequence (TSB investigation findings) would be good as the sequel. They may still be on track with success here (after some "sober" thought ... ) seeing how the schoolyard was avoided and no serious injury ... yet; ... after all, it has a parachute.

"Powered parachute" is still apparently the politically correct way to refer to this "experimental car/ultralight/paraglider thing".
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Me thinks there should be an ejection handle for the chute/canopy when, after touchdown, things dont look soooo good :wink:
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From VANCOUVER SUN

Flying cars grounded after Vernon crash
Vancouver Sun

The U.S. manufacturer of flying cars has grounded all five of its prototypes until it can determine a cause for a recent crash in B.C., the Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. One of the Maverick flying cars crashed near a Vernon elementary school last week, leaving a pilot and a passenger with minor injuries. The safety board's Bill Yearwood says representatives of the manufacturer are in the Okanagan attempting to determine what caused the temporary loss of control. Until that has been determined, Yearwood says the maker has decided to ground the prototypes. The safety board has no jurisdiction in the investigation because the Maverick isn't a registered aircraft, and Yearwood says it will be up to the builders to report back on the cause of the crash during a test flight. The vehicle resembles a dune buggy that has a large propeller on the back and uses a type of parasail for flight.
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Video of accident and what caused it.

http://youtu.be/O_2nRgUREec
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Why? Because they got tired of playing in the mud.... That's why....



Now if they could have put a Tdi in there now that would have been something.......
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Sad to hear this. I understand the Maverick will be on display at Oshkosh this summer. The inventor is actually one of the children of the missionaries made famous in the movie "End of the Spear" who were killed in Ecuador. The motive for his invention was an all-terrain, easy to fly vehicle which can be used by local people for medivac purposes. Aparently he has already provided one and trained a couple of Huaorani tribes people to fly the aircraft.

I am concerned about the safety record though. If only 5 have delivered to date, then this accident makes it crash #2 that I know about.
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PJ: You are quite right to be a bit concerned about this machine. I saw the thing "manoeuvering" on several flights and came to the conclusion that it was extremely difficult to control in other than no-wind conditions. To fly it, it appears that it is important to have no prior flight experience as a high-time jumper said he wouldn't touch it with an eleven-foot pole and all the pilots here searched for overhead cover whenever the "contraption" went airborne. It appears to be a solution for which there was no problem. To paraphrase Wilbur Wright: “Like all novices we began with the experimental car/ultralight/paraglider thing (ECUP) but soon saw it had no future and dropped it. The ECUP does, with great labor, only what the balloon does without labor, and is no more fitted than the balloon for rapid horizontal flight. If its engine stops, it must fall with deathly violence, for it can neither float like a balloon nor glide like an airplane. The ECUP is much easier to design than an airplane, but it is worthless when done.”

I am hopeful the owner/operator of the ECUP will see the light (so to speak...)
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That's quite a paraphrase.
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Thats quite the flying machine...yikes!
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Well they flew a few times at the Air Venture in Oshkosh......interesting! The crowd was very quiet on the first flight, almost like ever one was holding their breath, letting out a cheer when she took to the air!
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