Tuesday, 7 September 2010

Johnny Astro or Lunar Lander

A superb Christmas present was lunar lander or the Johnny Astro.  With the header of "Launch & Fly your own space craft with no wires or connections",  this air powered device allowed you to maneuver your spaceship around the room. It was a battery operated control center with a fan attached on the end that you can move with control stick. You could also control the power or thrust of the fan.

The idea was to attach a cradle and capsule to the space vehicle (baloons) and using the fan, guide the spaceship across the room to a molded plastic lunar landing base.  Excellent fun and very tricky to use properly.

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