It is a fatal assumption to believe the money will be used efficiently if the federal government controls the money, the states benefit and the taxpayers foot the bill.
The flight controls live in the motorbike-style handlebars and there are no foot pedals whatsoever, meaning the craft could be piloted by those without the use of their legs.
Bassani's 105-foot Wallygator, launched in 1994, was a two-masted showpiece for experimental technology that included electronic sail controls, touch-screen navigation and swiveling propeller units that could be retracted into the hull.