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Air Swimmers I want one
Topic Started: Jan 10 2012, 01:51 PM (1,928 Views)
nerys
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Grr

what I want is a larger envelope so I can mount a little camera to it.

is there any actual MASS in the trolley? you will have less pitch authority but if you can cut some mass from that you might get to buoyancy. can you strip off the plastic shell without affecting the guts?

get rid of the dorsal and pectoral fins (few more grams) how close is it?

there is a guy who converted his to 2.4ghz instead of IR and made it lighter.

we really need someone to make a larger envelope to attach all this "gear" to so we can loft more mass.
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thresher shark
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Fresh Fish...mmmm....tasty!

Forget all the cutesy shark stuff (in spite of my moniker), I want a zepplin with a pellet gun and video camera--with crosshairs--broadcasting to a remote display. Death from above varmint hunting!
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vr4


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Jan 11 2012, 03:00 PM
be carefull...i got one for my daughter and it will not work here in colorado...the altitude affects the helium. the directions say to use "balloon time" helium....the problem with the helium in those kits is....its an oxygen/helium MIX...not pure helium...(another way to cheat the consumer)...so i tried taking the toy to party city...they have pure helium and the girl filled it for .75....guess what...it still doesnt float...i cant tell you how dissappointed my daughter was.

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One word....hydrogen
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Buddy of mine got one for his wife a few weeks ago. Pretty awesome.
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nerys
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Grr

Hydrogen is a good idea MUCH better lifting power might even be enough.

good luck keeping it filled though. Hydrogen is a pesky little bugger when it comes to leaking out of containers including straight through the side of a steel container :-)
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bogs
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Duct tape heals all wounds

When natural buoyancy doesn't work, very thin fishing line and cheating the eye might ;) but I am sorry to hear the little girl was disappointed.
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Murf 59
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It does look very cool. What altitude are you guys at?
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dayle1960
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Fastest Hampster EVER

Wouldn't it be cool if Jaws ate Nemo while the kids were watching?

Wonder how much counciling would be involved for those kids after such an event?

I too, must throw my hat in the ring as saying that was/is a cool toy. Although I think it sucks that you guys in the higher elevations are having problems. Take it to your local dentists office and see if they will fill it up and then fly it over the kiddos heads while they are getting their teeth cleaned. Would make the kids a lot less nervous while they are getting their teeth cleaned.
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thresher shark
Jan 14 2012, 02:55 AM
Forget all the cutesy shark stuff (in spite of my moniker), I want a zepplin with a pellet gun and video camera--with crosshairs--broadcasting to a remote display. Death from above varmint hunting!
lol that actually sounds pretty fun

you can actually mod them and control them via computer using a linux board
you can visit the community site to learn more about that though http://airswimmersworld.com

I want to make a giant air swimmer shark zepplin :shit
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