Brian Walker (toy inventor)
Brian Walker is a toy inventor from Bend, Oregon[1] who is known for attempting to build his own rocket and as the inventor of several toys, namely the air bazooka.
His rocket is known as Project R.U.S.H., which stands for Rapid Up Super High. It was intended to be fueled by hydrogen peroxide and equipped with parachutes for use when landing. The goal of the project is to launch Walker 50 miles into the sky. He wanted to launch 20 miles in a rocket-propelled aircraft from the world's largest crossbow.[2], but in a 2015 interview, he said that he is no longer looking to launch himself skyward.[3]
Walker has been interviewed by several media personalities, including Art Bell on his radio show Coast to Coast AM; novelist Chuck Palahniuk, who included his interview with Walker in his book Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories.
He has been posting videos to his YouTube channel since 2009.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Brian Walker article at Space.com (June 2001) Archived November 15, 2006, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Miller, Paul. "Brian Walker to fly rocket-propelled craft launched with world's largest crossbow". Engadget. June 4, 2006.
- ^ "Oregon's 'Rocketguy' rebounding after earthly struggles". The Washington Times. Retrieved 2023-11-28.
- ^ Brian Walker YouTube channel
Sources[edit]
- http://interviews.slashdot.org/interviews/02/07/12/1410203.shtml?tid=160
- Palahniuk, Chuck. Stranger Than Fiction : True Stories. Doubleday, 2004. ISBN 0-385-50448-9
- When Rocket Guy Dreams (St. Petersburg Times, September 2000)
- Interview with Art Bell March 27, 2002