Why is this so GD Expensive???!

[sharkeeper]

This is self explanatory

I mean the price is stratospheric! I thought I saw something VERY similar to this for less than $10k.

Cheers!

 

[Anubis]

that looks photochopped to me

 

[xuanman]

probably b/c of a bunch of fraudulent bids? like w/eminem's house

 

[notfred]

GD is free

 

[MacBaine]

Somehow I doubt that this is legit. Who sells a one of the kind $50,000 prototype on Ebay? Much less a user with no previous sales. Sounds very shady to me. Anybody could have gotten those pictures and written a description.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: MacBaine
Somehow I doubt that this is legit. Who sells a one of the kind $50,000 prototype on Ebay? Much less a user with no previous sales. Sounds very shady to me. Anybody could have gotten those pictures and written a description.

It was announced that the prototype was going to be sold on Ebay.

 

[sharkeeper]

Somehow I doubt that this is legit. Who sells a one of the kind $50,000 prototype on Ebay? Much less a user with no previous sales. Sounds very shady to me. Anybody could have gotten those pictures and written a description.

Sure they can. What about all those damn bids though? Then again after seeing the motorcycle thread, the amount of, um shall we say intellectually challenged individuals in the world must be overwhelming! :Q

Cheers!

 

[Vic]

It's legit: Text Text2

 

[Fatwhiteslug]

Plus you can not fly it damn it.

 

[yowolabi]

If i bought it, i'd fly it. I'd sign the contract to not fly it too.

I'd do my best not to get caught, but if I did it would still be worth it.

 

[sharkeeper]

Heh that's like buying a computer that you know will o/c to 100% over delivered and signing a form that you agree not to! Of course it's a lot easier to get caught buzzing around your neigborhood with two large fans strapped to you vs. changing BIOS settings in a 'puter.

Cheers!

 

[CPA]

Can't view the picture from work, but if it's this then I think it is legit.

 

[fr]

3-Day auction only? No one bid on it!

 

[GSOYF]

right...cuz that looks real

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: fr
3-Day auction only? No one bid on it!

If you read below, the auction was cancelled because they left out the rather important fact that the device is inoperable and the buyer must agree not to fly it.

This is a real machine. I've been loosely following its development for some years.

 

[feralkid]

The aviation equivalent of the Segway. Just when i thought nothing could make you look dorkier than that!

 

[Kadarin]

There have been such flying devices since the '70s (peroxide rocket powered, I think..), but the drawback that makes them unworkable is that they can only contain enough fuel for a maximum of 30-45 seconds of flight. Given that this is a different design, I wonder if this unit has a better flight range.

 

[Jzero]

Originally posted by: Astaroth33
There have been such flying devices since the '70s (peroxide rocket powered, I think..), but the drawback that makes them unworkable is that they can only contain enough fuel for a maximum of 30-45 seconds of flight. Given that this is a different design, I wonder if this unit has a better flight range.

They claim it has a range of 100 miles.