To settle matters, I've found a couple of photos of the contraption. http://www2.iol.co.il/hayadan/elef/370916.asp
http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/images/printed/P220202/m.0.2202.333.1.7.jpg http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/images/printed/P220202/m.0.2202.333.2.7.jpg ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris J Ringwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 16, 2002 3:51 PM Subject: Re: [ERPS] Re: VTVL in Israel > I had a feeling that was the case. Now I'm wondering if the aircar is a copy > of the one being worked on in the US currently! Stealing thunder! > ****** > > >From: "Yossi Preminger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: "Chris J Ringwood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >CC: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [ERPS] Re: VTVL in Israel > >Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 11:31:01 +0300 > > > >In case it's not clear: the vehicle depicted on the company web site is NOT > >the flying car ! > >The flying car is much bigger and more advanced. > > > >Someone mentioned a Carter Copter. What's that ? > > > > Yossi > > > > > This looks like an identical copy of a VTVL craft produced by Chrysler > >in > > > the fifties and rejected by the US Army. Even the performance parameters > >are > > > the same. The US Army rejected it because of high vulnerability to > >ground > > > fire even worse than a chopper, and limited endurance. I can see the > > > intifada having fun with this one! > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >ERPS-list mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com > > _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
