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Ornithopters resemble birds in that they flap their wings
but
are otherwise unlike birds and like conventional planes.
In
order to save space and be more whimsical, they should
fold
their wings and alight on vertically-oriented tree like
structures, tilting their bodies upward like birds.
The
seats
inside should be able to swivel around according to the
orientation of the aircraft so that the passengers
themselves
to alight. This would also enable VTOL in small spaces
such
as in the centres of cities rather than having to have
airports
outside cities taking up a lot of space.
This also means London could have a load of extra
"runways"
without needing to annoy people in Hounslow.
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[2 fries shy of a happy meal, Aug 03 2015]
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// without needing to annoy people in Hounslow. // |
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There are actual real people in Hounslow ? Sheesh, who knew ? |
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Yes, I'm married to one of them. For now. |
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That must be terribly inconvenient. Where do you
meet? |
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She is no longer a denizen of West London. Instead, she
occupies this conservatory. |
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I'm not sure that two people pedaling will be enough... |
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One person needs 2 pedals. You are thinking of a quad-copter. |
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Yes, I get them confused sometimes, like that one time I thought a sex-ithopter was going to be a three person flying machine... but it totally wasn't. |
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Ah, the sexithopter! Beloved of thopterphiles. |
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