1. 2012-12-03, 04:22 PM (ISO 8601) - Top - End - #1246
    ChowGuy
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    Default Re: Girl Genius XIII: "Gott's Leedle Feesh in Trousers!"

    Quote Originally Posted by Deliverance View Post
    A one-dragon pedal-powered flying machine. It looks as if the pedals drive twin turbines mounted one on either side.
    Don't look like turbines/rotors to me. I think it's more likely an "umbrella helicopter" except of course Barry's version worked. It ties in with Franz' comment about stuff with birds and kites being silly if you look at some of the other far-fetched "flying failing machine ideas.

    viz: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyKruOzPWZw
    Sorry I couldn't find a still of it, but I think that clip may be the only photographic record ever made.
    Last edited by ChowGuy; 2012-12-03 at 04:27 PM.
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