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Icarus II ... the beginnings
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Welcome To Our Air Show!
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What's that? It's not supposed to be here.
It sure is noisy! Get it out of here!!!
No radio?? Then shoot it down!
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First Shot! **
Hit the front wheel....
(After a boom and puff of smoke on the
aircraft, the front wheel falls off)
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Second Shot! **
Hit the rear wheels....
(After a boom and puff of smoke on the
aircraft, the rear wheels fall off)
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Third Shot! **
Hit the tail....
(After a boom and puff of smoke on the
aircraft, the tail detaches and flutters down)
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Fourth Shot! ** Must have hit the engine!!!
The engine smokes and sputters,
sputters and smokes, then
.....SILENCE.....
No engine, no tail, no
wheels....What's going to happen?
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Then to the surprise,
delight, and
relief of
the spectators, a glide to a gentle foot landing....
Just like in the not so good "Good ol' Days" of ultralight aviation.
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John K. Moody,
world renowned “Father of Ultralights”,
flying one of the first ultralight aircraft.
1977 vintage Easy Riser. Weight: 140#
Engine: 16 hp Hirth 2 cycle. Stall: 18 mph Speed: 18-50
mph. Original engine: 10 hp West Bend 820. Muffler: practically
none…. Really loud!!
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