Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] Alien sub

["Michael B. Holt" <mholt@richmond.edu>]

"John R. Farrington" wrote:
> 

> I've seen 'stuff' like this before.  Recently I was at an airshow in Dallas
> and there was this really nice-looking tilt-rotor business class turboprop
> plane.  It was really plush looking, and sleek.
> 
> That was my first impression.  After looking at it from a distance for a
> moment, I noticed that the engine pods and rotors seemed to be swaying a
> bit too much in a very light breeze.

Oops.  What show was this?
 
> After looking a bit closer it was obvious that it was just a full-size
> model, and there wasn't anything there that even hinted that the thing
> would fly.

I don't think I've ever seen that done at boat shows.
Or have I?

> I think that fancy models like this that show up at public events are
> there to try and get easy money from investors that don't realize that
> this submarine or airplane, or whatever, is never going to work.

The problem is that, every now and then, someone has a genuinely
good idea but can't get the cash to try it full scale. 

Life's rough; life's rougher if you're broke.



Mike