Mercury Through The Years...

...Kiekhaefer Mercury 4-cylinder 55 h.p. AeroCycle, second generation - Features include folding landing gear, counter rotating, 15' diameter, two blade propellers - Top speed 75 m.p.h. and 150 mile range. Twelve prototypes were built & tested by the military and eventually discounted for use.https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3100/3...4e9c8b2c_b.jpg

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Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...This is the first generation AeroCycle with the float stablizers...http://www.verticalmag.com/images/on...rdnWacky/4.jpg

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If you were to lose your footing and fall off that small platform, you would be stew meat in about two seconds :eek:

https://mercurymarine-gsdesign1.netd...week1/main.jpg...The original inventory of 300 Thor outboard motors, that Elmer purchased from Thorwald Hansen...

https://mercurymarine-gsdesign1.netd...1957-large.jpg

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Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...Kiekhaefer Mercury 4-cylinder 55 h.p. AeroCycle, second generation - Features include folding landing gear, counter rotating, 15' diameter, two blade propellers - Top speed 75 m.p.h. and 150 mile range. Twelve prototypes were built & tested by the military and eventually discounted for use.https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3100/3...4e9c8b2c_b.jpg

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Me an' Parker need a couple of these to race.

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Originally Posted by Capt.Insane-o

Me an' Parker need a couple of these to race.

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I would pay money to watch that. :thumbsup::smiletest:

Dave :cheers:

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Originally Posted by FUJIMO

...Again, the 1955-56 De Lackner HZ-1 AeroCycle Walkaround - First powered with the Kiekhaefer Mercury 4-cylinder 30 horsepower powerhead...http://41.media.tumblr.com/e9b7bc95b...68mo1_1280.jpg

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If you made the connection and are wondering ... yes this was developed by Pete's dad.

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Originally Posted by Bob V

If you were to lose your footing and fall off that small platform, you would be stew meat in about two seconds :eek:

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So you're landing this thing in a combat zone and the enemy starts to shoot at you.....and the rotors are still spinning...How far can you jump from a standing start?

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Originally Posted by T2x

So you're landing this thing in a combat zone and the enemy starts to shoot at you.....and the rotors are still spinning...How far can you jump from a standing start?

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Not far enough...:eek:

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Originally Posted by Capt.Insane-o

Me an' Parker need a couple of these to race.

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could u imagine falling off that rig , u would be hamburger

There has to be video of that thing.

i bet robby and i could figure out how to get us both on there. and a cooler

imagine if i took a dump in air? with robbie hugging me?

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Originally Posted by PARKER RABE

imagine if i took a dump in air? with robbie hugging me?

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Your both would stink. ��

Dave

Parker?

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