The pods, made of fibreglass, float on water and can survive storms.

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The aircraft is made of fibreglass with a steel frame and has been copied to the exact details of the original, even down to the rivets.

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So I took out a motorcycle helmet made of fibreglass, with a polycarbonate visor that could take a double-barrel shogun from 10 paces - so I though it could withstand a cricket ball!

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