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andygates

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French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« on: 09 June, 2008, 11:28:22 pm »


Wish the nutty Frenchman good luck!  He's trying to cross the channel on a pedal-powered Zeppelin on Tuesday.  Never been done before!

Frenchman to cross Channel in pedal-powered airship - Yahoo! News UK
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spesh

Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #1 on: 10 June, 2008, 12:10:17 am »
Looks like something straight out of a Terry Gilliam MPFC animation... ;)
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Dunedin

Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #2 on: 10 June, 2008, 09:13:25 am »
It seems ironic to me that the Channel was successfully crossed by pedal powered plane before the airship ;D ;D ;D
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Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #3 on: 10 June, 2008, 09:27:07 am »
I suppose this means the end of the horse-drawn zeppelin.
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Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #4 on: 10 June, 2008, 09:31:39 am »
Oh, that's so marvelously bonkers!

:D

I hope he makes it - with modern lightweight materials and training methods, he stands a better chance than his historical predecessors.

But starting from Dungey-mess?  He could have picked somewhere more picturesque!
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andygates

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Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #5 on: 10 June, 2008, 09:39:07 am »
It's so much more delicate than the White Dwarf (the original successful pedal-powered blimp and something that gives me a little Kim Stanley Robinson moment every time).
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mrcharly-YHT

Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #6 on: 10 June, 2008, 09:46:24 am »
Quote from: andygates on 10 June, 2008, 09:39:07 am
It's so much more delicate than the White Dwarf (the original successful pedal-powered blimp and something that gives me a little Kim Stanley Robinson moment every time).

From that site

i would definitely commute by mini blimp. even at 15mph, that's nearly as fast as my average speed in the car. not to mention i could drop bombs on Hummers.

Someone has it in for the poor chap. Or maybe they know him too well.
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andygates

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Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #7 on: 10 June, 2008, 10:37:03 am »
It won't work - he's a space hornet.  His sting will pop the balloon!  :o
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токамак

Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #8 on: 10 June, 2008, 10:50:59 am »
Bonne chance, Monsieur - et, le respect!
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Tiger

Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #9 on: 10 June, 2008, 11:54:19 am »
What a magnificent machine - lovely design.  Total respect due to the man.   
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Phil

Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #10 on: 10 June, 2008, 12:12:11 pm »
Quote from: mrcharly on 10 June, 2008, 09:46:24 am
Quote from: andygates on 10 June, 2008, 09:39:07 am
It's so much more delicate than the White Dwarf (the original successful pedal-powered blimp and something that gives me a little Kim Stanley Robinson moment every time).

From that site

i would definitely commute by mini blimp. even at 15mph, that's nearly as fast as my average speed in the car. not to mention i could drop bombs on Hummers.

Someone has it in for the poor chap. Or maybe they know him too well.

'drop bombs' is a euphemism :thumbsup:

Hope he makes it! I'm still trying to get a go on the Liverpuffin. 
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andygates

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Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #11 on: 10 June, 2008, 02:10:22 pm »
The Magnificent Man's flying page: ZEPPY

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andygates

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Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #12 on: 10 June, 2008, 02:20:09 pm »
Et le video: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/ur3OqC7Eoio&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/ur3OqC7Eoio&rel=1</a>
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CAMRAMan

Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #13 on: 10 June, 2008, 03:39:48 pm »
...and it's a recumbent!
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Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #14 on: 11 June, 2008, 05:08:34 pm »
Excellent!
Pedal-powered Zeppelin's for everyone and scrap the budget airlines is what I say!  :thumbsup:
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andygates

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Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #15 on: 11 June, 2008, 05:12:41 pm »
Latest news: the wind got up, and these ultralight HPVs are very wind-sensitive so the attempt was postponed.  :(



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Re: French bicycle-zeppelin invasion!
« Reply #16 on: 11 June, 2008, 05:22:20 pm »
Who says recumbents can't climb?
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