Rudy Heeman was meant for greater thing , as is obvious by his superhero last name , Heeman . The moonstruck mechanic from New Zealand has spent the last 11 years reconstruct a fly boat / ground-effect machine . Is there any better way of life to spend 11 years ? We mean not . We can only imagine what Mr. Heeman ’s telephone conversations implicate :
Heeman ’s friend : “ Sup , serviceman ? ”
Heeman : “ Oh nothing much , I ’m just flying across the ocean in my flight boat . ”
The vehicle , dubbed the Hoverwing , has taken Mr. Heeman 800 minute of assembly time and is only now nearing windup . During the first test flight , the crazy genius did not allow his daughters to watch in case he ended up as a mangled mess . He also pick out a location near to the local infirmary to assure service would be at hand if needed . He seems to be capable of understanding basic danger , but his deficiency of respect for the laws of physic impresses us no end . According to Mr. Heeman , all in the name of the projection , he has expend tens of G of dollars , determine how to become a fibreglass laminator and alter a Subaru car engine .
The optimum flight level for the Hoverwing is set at 1.5 MB above water level and the focal ratio record stand at 98 kmh . Rudy is having a ruffianly time deciding who to take along with him on the first official flight of stairs . I think he should take someone with a name beginning with the letter ‘ H ’ and ending with the letter ‘ N ’ , just like Mr. Heeman ’s name does . His choice should further be define to Gizmodo ’s committal to writing staff Gizmodo ’s weekend write staff . [ Nelson MailviaRaw Feed ]
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