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Strap-On Aircraft to Be Sold on EBay Mon Jan 6, 5:37 PM ET SUNNYVALE, Calif. - Ever wanted your very own personal flying machine? Now's your chance to get one, but you'll have to shell out some serious cash — and resist the urge to take it for a spin. The SoloTrek XFV, which made its maiden 'flight' in December 2001, is scheduled to go on sale Friday on eBay with a starting bid of about $50,000. The prototype has only hovered a few feet off the ground in tests. But it is built to zoom up to 69 mph for 100 miles, carrying a person who weighs up to 180 pounds. Two overhead ducted fans lift the gas-powered machine, and a standing operator steers with a joystick in each hand...
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