It would be *so* rude not to

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I think we should.

We really, really should.

 

Oh yes. Something like a Red Baron triplane, or a Flying Flea. Or a
Wallace and Gromit sidecar....

 

My mate Carl showed me this the other day, he wants to do it too.

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That's nice of you to volunteer. Which one are you going to be?

 

Having seen the ads on tv I looked at the website a couple of weeks
ago but decided they're likely to ban anything I'd want to be involved
with.

 

That being said, there are one or two on here who have actually experience
of controlling an aerial conveyance. We'll need every advantage we can get.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

Well *done* that monotreme! It's good to know that the noble act of
volunteering for a suici^H^H^H^H^H challenging mission is not in the
past.

 

On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 23:53:48 +0000, Wicked Uncle Nigel

I'm amazed you haven't already. Really, really amazed.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

OK, I'm thinking the Wallace and Gromit idea has merit.

Bike attached for the launch, then it stops and the sidecar (with
Intrepid Monotreme aboard) continues to soar to glory.

Artist. We need an artist to draw this for us. See the website for
ideas, and get to it you lot.

Draw it, we'll build it.

 

I'm not sure that stopping the bike, even from speed, would leave the
sidecar with enough energy to create sufficient launch. Some sort of
propulsion needed methinks.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique,

It'll have a farting monotreme aboard. We could give him a Zippo for
emergency use.

 

I think that the bike and chair should separate at take-off, then the chair
deploy its wings. Whether this can be achieved before splashdown might be
an interesting question.

I think that might contravene the rules.

 

<shrug> if you say so, but with a short run up and a steep ramp, I
reckon you'll be lucky to get the SC to do much more than roll off the
edge.

Heh.

 

They need a 'jet' of some description and I reckon Platy knows how to
make one. All he needs to do is think about a youtube link he was sent
yesterday and then work out how to disguise it enough to get on the
launch pad.

 

On Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:46:00 GMT, "platypus"

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Rules are purely for guidance and you're not breaking them until
you're caught.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique,

And your point would be?

 

That this is UKRM and we have standards.