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PostTue Jun 17, 2014 12:18 pm 
A Helicopter of One’s Own
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You know what would be cool? If we had our own personal mini-helicopters that were almost as easy to fly as cars are to drive, and we could take off from our backyards, soar over the traffic and peer down at the earthbound masses, trudging along below. That would be cool. As it turns out, the European Union is making plans for that very thing. Six research institutions across Europe are studying the feasibility of small commuter helicopters, helped along by a $4.7 million grant from the European government in a project dubbed “MyCopter.” The initial project is almost complete, and a second phase is being considered. Scientists and engineers at the Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics in Tübingen, Germany, and here, at the University of Liverpool’s engineering school, are among those leading the research.
No need to go hiking. Just take your copter wherever you want to go. Lunch on Mt Baker? Sure, meet you there in an hour.

falling leaves / hide the path / so quietly ~John Bailey, "Autumn," a haiku year, 2001, as posted on oldgreypoet.com
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