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I remember that Dave. I saw your plane as I knew to look for it.
When the Mythbusters Jamie and Adam's show came to Houston several months ago, I overpaid for good seats and wound up on the front row. They asked for volunteers and I was picked and got it go up on stage with them. It was great. The audience member next
to me caught the video on her I phone and sent it to me. I have it somewhere. It was great shaking the guys hands as I left the stage. Well worth the couple of Franklins. Most men, and a few women, seem to enjoy the show as much as I.
I resisted the urge to tell them that I was building a plane with a custom aircraft engine based on Wankle rotary technology.....in the spirit of the show that is :-). Yes, it was hard to keep my mouth shut.
Chris
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Oh, and speaking of Mythbusters. I think I forgot to tell you guys that my plane and I were part of an episode back in 2011 (maybe aired in early 2012). We were confirming the myth that flying in formation can save gas. Had a super fun 2 days of shooting
with Karri, Torri, Grant, and 8 of my formation buddies. The episode is called "Toilet Bomb" and is available on amazon if you want to waste an hour of your life. I am only in a few brief clips, but in one really nice slo-mo shot you can see my prop turning
the oppisite direction from the other guys while we were overhead for the break.
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David Leonard
Turbo Rotary RV-6 N4VY
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On Sun, Feb 10, 2013 at 6:53 PM, Chris Barber
<cbarber@texasattorney.net> wrote:
I think the Mythbusters debunked the explosive decompression myth. Not an overly scientific source but not bad for cable media.
Chris
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