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Re:Ikarus electric “rocket” – Thrust-vectored flying ducted ... by cyberferret on Thursday September 20, 2018 @01:42AM (#18030034)
Great project. Though as a former pilot, I was wincing at all the foreign object ingestion happening in the opening sequence! :)
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Re:Ikarus electric “rocket” – Thrust-vectored flying ducted ... by mmjaa on Thursday September 20, 2018 @02:58AM (#18030308)
I was wincing at that too, but then I realised its probably just as well it was tested in such an environment. ;)
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Re:Ikarus electric “rocket” – Thrust-vectored flying ducted ... by Serow225 on Thursday September 20, 2018 @03:42AM (#18030470)
Yeah it could have used a FOD trigger warning ;)
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Re:Ikarus electric “rocket” – Thrust-vectored flying ducted ... by leafario2 on Thursday September 20, 2018 @04:25AM (#18030633)
FOD: Fear of Destruction?
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Re:Ikarus electric “rocket” – Thrust-vectored flying ducted ... by Serow225 on Thursday September 20, 2018 @05:09AM (#18030817)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_object_damage :)
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Re:Ikarus electric “rocket” – Thrust-vectored flying ducted ... by madeuptempacct on Thursday September 20, 2018 @12:11PM (#18033524)
Should have flown a MIG-29.
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