Take a pogo stick. Add a rotor assembly. Rather than storing energy in a spring inside the stick, divert some of it to spin up the rotor head. When there's enough momentum in the rotor head, adjust pitch for take-off. Then power up the fan in your backpack, right? And autorotate to a landing.
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Date: 2013-09-17 07:04 pm (UTC)Take a pogo stick. Add a rotor assembly. Rather than storing energy in a spring inside the stick, divert some of it to spin up the rotor head. When there's enough momentum in the rotor head, adjust pitch for take-off. Then power up the fan in your backpack, right? And autorotate to a landing.
Yes, this sounds James-worthy ...
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Date: 2013-10-01 06:13 am (UTC)--Dave, now all we need is some bread buttered on one side, and duct tape