what is this? a water toy?

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aristocraftboats.com/fiberglassbrochures/AllRoundpage2.pdf

so what is that helicopter lookin thing behind that funliner? looks like a ski tow rope connected to it..........is it a water gyro copter......wonder where ya get one of them at.......



man, i sure do wish i had a haircut like that guy on the toy..........snicker snicker..........

 

[DaveM]

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Dude, those chicks are hot! The helicopter thingy looks to be peddle powered. I guess the thinking must have been that after you get tired, you are in for a pleasantly soft water landing.

 

[ziggy]

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at first i thought it may be peddle powered too. but..........the blonde haired boy is feeding out a yellow line that appears to be connected to the copter thing......so i'm thinking ya pull it behind yer boat......

yep, them chicks is hotties for sure........

 

[QC]

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I think they call that an Autogyro, I have seen them with wheels pulled by a car before too. Quiet on the hotties!!!! Shhhhhh . . .

Edit: I just checked and it is an Autogyro "glider" . . . I think I need one.

 

[country_bumpkin]

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So wait, you pull that thing behind your boat and it takes off? That's freeky.

I don't think they would let that on the lake I frequent.

 

[Mark42]

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Cool Autogyro. And those babes belong in the HOTD thread.

 

[ziggy]

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So wait, you pull that thing behind your boat and it takes off? That's freeky.

that's what i think it does too......wonder if ya can control left and right? kinda like goin back and forth accross the wake on a waterski, right......

 

[Mark42]

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that's what i think it does too......wonder if ya can control left and right? kinda like goin back and forth accross the wake on a waterski, right......

Its like those gyros in the Mad Max movies, except it has no motor/prop pushing it. The blade on top spins with wind resistance and acts like a wing creating lift. The tow boat provides the foward motion in place of a motor.

 

[ziggy]

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so has anyone ever actually seen one of these things? i'd freak for sure if i was at the lake and saw one of them things being pulled behind a boat. i do understand what it is, i just can't believe it...probably stay real clear of it when it lands i suppose. that rotor could probably give ya a pretty nice haircut..........like the feela in the blue shirt rideing it in the pic. he musta tried to stand up or something......

hope everyone enjoyed the pic. i just thought it was a pretty odd looking watertoy that was mighty unique......

 

[tashasdaddy]

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interesting reading "http://www.jefflewis.net/autogyros.html"

 

[ryereelfishn]

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lol that thing is old school...

 

[Limited-Time]

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lol that thing is old school...

Waaaaaaay old school.

 

[Mark42]

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Whats old, is new. Just wait until a few generations pass, and everything must be learned over again from scratch. Just goes to prove that history repeats itself and kids never learn from their parents wisdom.

To compound things, the new generation is dependant on "instant information" and waiting or doing real research or even ordering a book from the library takes way too much time. I need it now, and if you can't give it to me now, it doesn't exist.

Sad, isn't it?

 

[studlymandingo]

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the autogyros are more popular in the UK; there is even a guy who is developing a hydrogen peroxide powered jet propulsion system for the rotors which is supposed to eliminate the need for the forward propulsion system.

 

[WaterWitch2]

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I want one.