okay i need some help on making a flying machine.........?

Question

i want to make something that dosent cost millions and is easy to make and works AND flys AND is somewhat easy to make......i reallt want to fly :) so i can touch the sky and be free:)! if any1 has some ideas on a flying maching that is NOT a plane OR a helecopter that I can make myself id appreciate it:). also i dont want anything similar to a hangglider OR a parasail thingy.....you know thw things that are like a parachute only they have a car like thing attached to it.....ALSO i dont want anything that has already been created......and i know i mentioned that already......ok that was long.........also i need something that is light weight......did i mention that already? oh well....if ANYONE has an idea then i need 2 know....if u think this question is stupid tell me plz.....

Answer 1

You might consider a few flying lessons before starting your project. They will help you decide if flying is your cup of tea. Go to the "Airdrome Aeroplane" website and see if you like any of Bob's (Robert Baslee, [e-mail]) designs. These are sold in little kits for step-by-step assembly. This will end up as an investment of around $10,000. There are a couple of things about aviation that you should know. One is that it is never cheap to fly. I knew a couple of gentlemen years ago that thought they could cut corners and costs on their airplane. They crashed it on take-off and died. This leads into the second thing about aviation. Flying is an activity the has no forgiveness for mistakes. A little boo-boo could cost you your life.
As for building an airplane, this is no easy undertaking (couldn't resist the pun). Try a local aviation school to learn the mechanical basics. To get an airframe and power plant license takes a minimum of two years.....and it is not easy.
The question is not a stupid one. Everyone has to start somewhere, and a dream is as good a place as any. I was flying a Cessna 152 at age 17, so give following your dreams a try.

Answer 2

You could buy a paraglider I belive they cost 2000 to 3000 dollars mabye less but no more then 3000 from what i've seen its basically a parachute with a little seat and a lawnmower engine on it but don't let tat freak you out its like going on an airboat that flies from what i've seen because i've never flown one

Answer 3

We don't have the answer to this kid... But you keep thinking about it, scratch down a few notes and keep thinking about it. You will eventually have your answer. Basicaly you have the same question as the Wrights, and well its hard to tell you how to be the next Kelly Johnson, Igor Sikorsky, or Burt Rutan.

Best of luck and never stop asking stupid questions.

Answer 4

get 5000 balloons , 2 tanks of helium gas fill up your balloons tie them to a chair anchor the chair down . and get a parrachute cause when you touch the sky the only way coming down is AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW you know. have fun works everytime LMAO. dont try this at home kids.ballons start busting after 200 feet in the airs! HAPPY NEW YEARS!!!!

Answer 5

i saw it one time i don't know exactly how they did it but they took a small engine and had a big gear turning a small one that was attached to the prop it was attached to a body with the wing you'll have build the rest you self

Answer 6

If you do try the ballon thing with a lawn chair, make sure you don't drop your BB gun like the guy did in Arizona(?).

Answer 7

5000 balloons are cheep and dont look or fly like an aircraft/heli.Think ken gave you your ticket to fly.good luck.

Answer 8

dick rutan has a kit called the very easy , its a homemade airplaine that cannot stall.