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Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 10:07 pm
by SubaruNation
that's where you're wrong.
that is amazing.
and yeah same thing about the wings
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:47 am
by 94legacyturboawd
can't you use a marine fuel tank? Ive seen a few boats that have lightweight aluminum/ plastic tanks. wouldnt one be more readily availiable?
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 5:55 pm
by Legacy777
Gas prices were pricey over in europe....around 1.45 euro/liter, which equates to 8.75 dollars/gallon.
octane...
Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 1:16 pm
by jezzarisky
so i can no longer verify how well my car runs with 91, but the last time i put 89 in it idled much rougher than putting 87 in, yes there was seafoam in there as well and i could see this being a cause of this more likely, but i personally havent found any justification to putting high octane fuel in my stock na...
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:37 am
by 93Leg-c
Since JetA and airplanes were mentioned, I have a friend who's an airplane mechanic for one of the major airlines. He told me that at today's prices, it costs about $250,000 to fill up a 747 to fly it to Hawaii and almost $30,000 to fill up an Airbus to fly it to NY from AZ. One reason why the airlines are going broke.
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:43 am
by SubaruNation
... on the plus side we can now make diesel fuel from algae
here
and the largest underwater turbine was just set up off the coast of Iceland.
here
pretty sweet i believe
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:45 am
by Arctic Assassian
I'm getting one of these to commute to work. 150 miles on 5 gal.
http://www.innovator.mosquito.net.nz/mbbs2/specs.asp#XE
No pilots licence required (as long as youput floats on it) and its easy as pie to fly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goufqUzH ... re=related
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:47 am
by Arctic Assassian
Oh yeah... I'll invest in a powder opened chute too.
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:50 am
by SubaruNation
wow.
that's bad ass!
probably only in Alaska w/out the need for pilot license
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:43 am
by Arctic Assassian
no the whole U.S.
It's under 314 lbs, has 5 gal of gas, and has floats.
Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:50 am
by Dynamic Entry
O.... MG
That is literally amazing. I am amazed.
I want one so badly! I am going to go back to th e website and look around for landing clearance and weight (roof landings downtown) requirements
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:20 am
by 94legacyturboawd
well the gas is back down alittle I wonder how long this will last
Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:28 am
by SILINC3R
Dynamic Entry wrote:
O.... MG
That is literally amazing. I am amazed.
I want one so badly! I am going to go back to th e website and look around for landing clearance and weight (roof landings downtown) requirements
yea but think about how much it would be affected by wind. i bet it is very twitchy. but looks sweet