shoes

alexpeper alexpeper at email.msn.com
Fri Jul 7 03:50:02 GMT 2000


Looking for fuel injection system for below using O2 sensor
and catalyst for US market.
KUNIKOV IS ONE of the professors at a Russian engineering
institute who designed the boots that were tested Tuesday in
a public square in Ufa, 750 miles southeast of Moscow.
The test showed that wearers can achieve speeds of up to 25
mph, Kunikov said in a telephone interview.
 The boots incorporate one-foot pistons that strap along the
calf and fire downward after the wearer steps down, pushing
a metal plate away from the bottom of the shoe - and the
wearer up into the air.
 The shoe works in a rhythm with the wearer's step. As he
steps down, his body weight resets the piston, which then
fires and pushes him on his way. The plate is connected to
the sole of the shoe by metal rods that work as shock
absorbers. The shoes use ordinary gasoline, Kunikov said.
 "A person can move with significant jumps or strides," said
Kunikov, a professor at the Ufa Aviation Technical
University.  The university formerly worked on defense
contracts, but when defense budgets shriveled, Ufa
university went searching for a niche in the capitalist
economy.
 The shoes weigh about two pounds each, including a fuel
tank, tiny carburetor, spark plug and wires and pipes.
Kunikov said there have not been any accidents so far.  He
also said he would continue to refine his product.  "We aren
't standing in one place," he said.
Alex







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