To: aculeus
The reason I'm skeptical, besides the obvious, is that he has maybe twenty square feet of wing area there. With a wing loading of more than ten pounds per square foot, he would need at least 100+ MPH to take off. Then there is the problem of drag with his body hanging out in the breeze. Not likely!
26 posted on
12/30/2006 6:26:00 AM PST by
whipitgood
(Public schools have replaced a biblical moral code with pragmatism. Civilization, beware!)
To: whipitgood
Reuters had video of this guy doing this a couple of days ago.
27 posted on
12/30/2006 6:28:19 AM PST by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: whipitgood
31 posted on
12/30/2006 6:30:27 AM PST by
lysie
(I pledge allegiance to this flag And if that bothers you, well that's too bad)
To: whipitgood
Watch the video @ #3. It's air launched.
To: whipitgood
Er, have you read the article?
He doesn't "take off".
He drops from a plane.
43 posted on
12/30/2006 6:38:07 AM PST by
aculeus
To: whipitgood
48 posted on
12/30/2006 6:43:26 AM PST by
eastforker
(.308 SOCOM 16, hottest brand going.2350 FPS muzlim velocity)
To: whipitgood
Watch the video from post 3. He launches himself out of an airplane at altitude, flies with the wings with jet-assist, and then pops his parachute
63 posted on
12/30/2006 7:21:15 AM PST by
SauronOfMordor
(A planned society is most appealing to those with the arrogance to think they will be the planners)
To: whipitgood
Hey genius, watch the video in post #3.
He DOES start out at greater than 100mph by jumping out of a plane in flight.
67 posted on
12/30/2006 7:35:24 AM PST by
G Larry
(Only strict constructionists on the Supreme Court!)
To: whipitgood
..he would need at least 100+ MPH to take off. Apparently, he stepped from a plane doing just that.
68 posted on
12/30/2006 7:40:00 AM PST by
Thommas
(The snout of the camel is in the tent..)
To: whipitgood
"he would need at least 100+ MPH to take off"
In more advanced models that's where the roller skates will come into play.
To: whipitgood
Watch the video at the previous link. He takes off by jumping out of a plane, gets his speed up in the dive, flies around and then lands by parachute after folding the wings. It is truly amazing.
93 posted on
12/30/2006 10:52:59 PM PST by
dcwusmc
(We need to make government so small that it can be drowned in a bathtub.)
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