Spider Ship Builder Posted on January 22, 2007 by Robin Reply Ugo Conti is an old man, which is his excuse for making this thing: he’s at the end of his career and he has nothing to lose if it doesn’t work out. His concept for a ship is to have flexible legs acting like shock absorbers on small hulls which carry the mass of the ship out of the water, meaning it doesn’t have to go through waves, but slide over them. It can also be used in very shallow water. The prototype is crewed by two and can carry two tonnes of cargo.
Flying Saucer Builder Posted on January 22, 2007 by Robin Reply This guy has been approached by NASA to give a talk about how he’s going to build a flying saucer – something the engineers haven’t been able to do yet – by using upwards air pressure between contra rotating rotors. He’s not an engineer, in fact, he’s a construction worker with a serious can-do attitude. If he can raise another $40K the world will know if his ideas for a full scale version can be realised. Considering the low cost compared to other aerospace projects, I’d say it’s a steal for an investor.
