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Karn's Puzzle #1522 - David Dobbins' 300 HP Helicopter Car
« on: February 05, 2010, 04:33:19 AM »


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« Last Edit: February 12, 2010, 07:17:57 AM by Otto Puzzell »
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Re: Karn's Puzzle #1522
« Reply #1 on: February 12, 2010, 04:41:20 AM »
Up and away, to where Experts play!
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Re: Karn's Puzzle #1522
« Reply #2 on: February 12, 2010, 07:14:46 AM »
I know a very similar machine called The simcopter that was designed, constructed and piloted by David Dobbins in Mexico 1957.
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Re: Karn's Puzzle #1522
« Reply #3 on: February 12, 2010, 07:17:37 AM »
Very similar, indeed!  :)
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Re: Karn's Puzzle #1522 - David Dobbins' 300 HP Helicopter Car
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2010, 09:06:26 AM »
"... it combined a Simca 5 car with a 300 hp Lycoming aircraft engine..."
Reportedly, Dobbins flew it to a height of 5 feet, and once safely back on the ground, stepped out and never flew it again.
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