JohnCenaFan28
01-15-2009, 09:57 PM
A former SAS hero is leading British adventurers on an expedition to Africa - in a flying car.
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Neil Laughton, 45, left London to embark on a 3,600-mile trip by land and air in the Parajet Skycar which has a motor for propulsion and a parafoil for lift.
Designed by British-based engineer Gilo Cardozo, it can race on the ground at 108mph or cruise at 3,000ft, reports The Sun.
The expedition will travel through France, Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara and Mali, and aims to reach Timbuktu on February 20.
The plan is to drive the Skycar where there are roads, and fly over the Straits of Gibraltar, the Atlas mountains in Morocco and trackless stretches of the Sahara.
A supporting group of experienced adventurers will follow the Skycar on the ground in all-terrain vehicles and on motorbikes.
Mr Laughton, from West Sussex, said he was particularly looking forward to visiting West Africa.
He said: "I just can't wait to see their faces when we fly in and start playing football with them. I don't think they will be able to believe somebody in a flying car has just visited them."
-Nova
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Neil Laughton, 45, left London to embark on a 3,600-mile trip by land and air in the Parajet Skycar which has a motor for propulsion and a parafoil for lift.
Designed by British-based engineer Gilo Cardozo, it can race on the ground at 108mph or cruise at 3,000ft, reports The Sun.
The expedition will travel through France, Spain, Morocco, Western Sahara and Mali, and aims to reach Timbuktu on February 20.
The plan is to drive the Skycar where there are roads, and fly over the Straits of Gibraltar, the Atlas mountains in Morocco and trackless stretches of the Sahara.
A supporting group of experienced adventurers will follow the Skycar on the ground in all-terrain vehicles and on motorbikes.
Mr Laughton, from West Sussex, said he was particularly looking forward to visiting West Africa.
He said: "I just can't wait to see their faces when we fly in and start playing football with them. I don't think they will be able to believe somebody in a flying car has just visited them."
-Nova