> Though I wish the project had succeeded, the show exposed a new > generation to the Delorean, so it can't be considered a total loss. > It was an honor to have been invited onto the show. Rick, I could have told you it wouldn't have succeeded in the first 30 seconds. Why didn't they get a hovercraft expert on the show? I am by no means an expert myself, but I know enough about hovercraft design & operation principles. The show took a hovercraft with a few hundred pound payload and tried to make it left a couple thousand pounds of weight. Jesse should have know there was no way in hell this was going to work. That little snowmobile engine never had a chance. The PRV might -- MIGHT -- have provided enough lift, given the proper engineering, to actually carry the car over various terrain. A secondary thrust engine mounted above the PRV and this could have been a mild success. Rich had the right idea with his conversion, as did all of you (except Jesse) on the show: Stick the DeLorean's panels on the hovercraft. Unfortunately, we all know what happened with that idea - the only feasible one given what you had to work with. There are people - real experts - who could have made the whole car fly. Whether it could be done under the circumstances the show dictates, who knows. Given the proper preparation beforehand, I believe it could have been. -Ryan To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/