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Re: Humour : Lucas parachute / flat MG

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Subject: Re: Humour : Lucas parachute / flat MG
From: "David Hill" <davhill@btinternet.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2001 19:00:35 +0100
Clearly the Lucas parachute is designed to open on impact. It has to be up
there in the useless invention list with the inertia reel necktie, non-stick
tyres, the chocolate mantleshelf and the cordless kite.

Dave H.

> To see what resulted from the use of the Lucas parachute
> http://hometown.aol.com/dondavis/myhomepage/personal.html
> ---
>
> Is it a B?
>
>
> Scott >>
>
> It was a B.  It also was to be the star of an expensive TV commercial,
> sliding out the rear cargo ramp of a transport aircraft, then floating
gently
> to earth under huge cargo parachutes.  Clearly, all that didn't happen.
> Probably hard to get too many parts out of that thing.
>
> Jay Donoghue

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