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Amazing Video of a Flying Lawnmower-Truth!
Summary of the eRumor: A forwarded video of what appears to be a lawnmower defying
the laws of gravity with an impressive display of aerial acrobatic
maneuvers.
The Truth: The
video is real but the flying lawnmower is a model airplane called the "Sky Cutter".
The aerodynamic toy
disguised as a grass cutter
comes in kit form, has a wing span of 24.5" and weighs about 6 pounds.
The Sky Cutter and is made of light weight foam, balsa wood and
light ply wood. Some versions claim that it has a jet engine but
it uses gasoline powered propeller type engine for propulsion.
Once assembled, it is
operated from the ground by a radio remote control.
updated 02/08/10
A real example of the eRumor as it has
appeared on the Internet:
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