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Not The First Flying Boat, But Almost Certainly The Coolest
Clipped to the Drawing Board by Bob Smith
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We’ve all seen airplanes that can land on water, but the Brio Flying Boat is a water vehicle first and a flying menace second. Made from a what looks to be a motorized raft, the Brio takes off like a airplane on the water and flies like a hand glider.
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bill (73) Senior board member | 2007-09-13 21:54:53
a bit of basic elementary engineering and away we go - licence required ????
insurance ???? - is a parachute compulsory - I guess that running out of fuel is not a problem as you just glide down........
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