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videogame9 wrote:

Be sure to implement something to stop you from falling off.

Certainly. Crash pads are the answer, my friend.

laser314 wrote:

How will you power it? And what about legal stuff? If I recall, you have to be 17 to fly solo.

I searched for "laws of flying" and I only got a humor article, so I'm not so sure, either.

EDIT: Link removed because I found bad language. That's bad.

Last edited by videogame9 (2012-08-13 16:49:54)

laser314 wrote:

How will you power it? And what about legal stuff? If I recall, you have to be 17 to fly solo.

No, you must be over 14 with a valid pilot's license. However, I don't know if a license is even necessary for ultralights/experimentals.

Edit: Seems I'm wrong. But it is 16 years old for the Private Pilot certification, unless you manage a glider or balloon. However, I don't know that you're really in any danger besides the machine failing, to be honest.

Last edited by 16Skittles (2012-08-13 17:08:58)

bananaman114 wrote:

hmm
you may have a legal concern there...

make sure you don't rip of the wright brothers

You know, their famous flight machine stayed in the air a grand total of 12 seconds.
That's not much of a flight machine today now is it?
I'm sure the OP meant "as long as it has fuel, it'll stay in the air".

Last edited by pikachu1337 (2012-08-13 18:08:29)

bananaman114 wrote:

hmm
you may have a legal concern there...

make sure you don't rip of the wright brothers

Nah, the patents for powered flight expired a while ago.

luiysia wrote:

bananaman114 wrote:

hmm
you may have a legal concern there...

make sure you don't rip of the wright brothers

Nah, the patents for powered flight expired a while ago.

shhhhhhh
i was hoping nobody would mention that!!

"There is an art, it says, or rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. … Clearly, it is this second part, the missing, which presents the difficulties."
---HHGttG

Anyway, I'm not sure how you would even start. Maybe that's just me not being sure what you mean.

jji7skyline wrote:

16Skittles wrote:

bananaman114 wrote:

hmm
you may have a legal concern there...

make sure you don't rip of the wright brothers

And don't make it out of metal because anything with a metal exterior is clearly an Apple product ripoff.

Okay, now we're seriously off topic. 

I think you could get some aluminium framing, and then make a frame, then use kevlar or something over it to make wings and surfaces. You could also use a wood framing, but you'd have to use light wood.

If you're making an ultralight that is.

What kind of engine are you going to use?

We're you summoned by the keyword "apple?"    any laptop with a clamshell design, chiclet keyboard and gray metal exterior will be called a ripoff of a MacBook by fanboys.

16Skittles wrote:

jji7skyline wrote:

16Skittles wrote:

And don't make it out of metal because anything with a metal exterior is clearly an Apple product ripoff.

Okay, now we're seriously off topic. 

I think you could get some aluminium framing, and then make a frame, then use kevlar or something over it to make wings and surfaces. You could also use a wood framing, but you'd have to use light wood.

If you're making an ultralight that is.

What kind of engine are you going to use?

We're you summoned by the keyword "apple?"    any laptop with a clamshell design, chiclet keyboard and gray metal exterior will be called a ripoff of a MacBook by fanboys.

Actually, I've posted on this topic before that, and I'm very interested in flight. As for your other comment, we can discuss it on the MvP topic 

Are you now?

XD I don't think that a kid could build a jetpack or something. Sorry to burst your spirit.

Wait, are you actually building an aircraft or are you just going to put on some wings and jump out of a tree?