Vehicle: Aircraft: Balloon
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Bored with reading in the toilet?

I have been toying around with the idea for an extremely slow aircraft for small rooms that:
A small child could fly (Ling?);
Has normal r.c. aircraft principles.

Most available designs tend to fly at about a fast walking pace which is too fast for flying up the stairs and in small rooms.

To slow down the flight, I think the body and wings should be inflated and lighter than air, but the total aircraft should be slightly heavier than air. Then a slow forwards movement would be enough to produce lift.

Finally, I suppose the design is similar to having a streamlined blimp with wings.
-- Ling, Jan 20 2006

(?) Same concept, different scale http://www.dynalifter.com/Old/Default.htm
Maybe you can talk these guys into marketing it. [NoOneYouKnow, Jan 20 2006]

Aside the perpetuum mobile - the external design looks right http://www.fuellessflight.com/
[pashute, Dec 11 2012]

Helium paraglider http://www.youtube....watch?v=aZUq1SQPifI
[pashute, Dec 11 2012]

What NoOneYouKnow meant http://dynalifter.com
[pashute, Dec 11 2012]

Woopy wing http://www.youtube....watch?v=C6CvycZux0E
[pashute, Dec 11 2012]

Electric RC blimps http://www.eblimp.com
[pashute, Dec 11 2012]

Nice link, [NOYK].
-- Ling, Jan 20 2006


Certainly might be more interesting than reading. Also could send "Bring more toilet paper" message to someone else in the house.
-- PollyNo9, Jan 26 2006


in't this just a flavour of the flying helium-fish ? (though possibly predating it).
-- FlyingToaster, Dec 11 2012



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