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Old 11-16-2008, 03:08 PM
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http://www.aerotrader.com/find/listi...ulsar-94023440
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Old 11-16-2008, 03:36 PM
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looks like somebody else in s fla started smokin crack
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Old 11-16-2008, 04:46 PM
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I took some pic of it on display at the St. Pete's Poker Run in April or May of this year. I will see if I can find them..... or maybe I should not bother ? LOL
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:03 PM
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this was on the discovery channel awhile ago ,
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Old 11-16-2008, 05:33 PM
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Website and some video
http://www.seaphantom.com/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pghUW6m2U0
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works on a ground effects principle, it doesnt gnerate enough lift to truly fly, but it packs enough air under it to keep it a couple feet off the water., think of a hovercraft on steroids.
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looks like somebody else in s fla started smokin crack
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I think they used those in the movie Independence Day.
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looks like that thing from XXX!
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heres a more generic looking one


http://www.hovercraft.com/content/me...erwing_wmv.wmv
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