Wingsuit?

Posted on May 8, 2007
Filed Under Wile E. Coyote, wow |


Wingsuit : vol rasant
Uploaded by raggal

I have got to get myself one of these things. Why have I never heard of this before?

Addendum: a quote from the Wikipedia article

On October 25th of 2005 in Lahti Finland, the BirdMan Rocket Team successfully experimented with small jet engines attached to the feet of BirdMan Visa Parviainen. The jets used provided approximately 16 kgf of thrust each and ran on kerosene (JetA-1) fuel. Visa was able to achieve approximately 30 seconds of horizontal flight with no noticeable loss of altitude. Once the fuel ran out, Visa continued to fly in normal Birdman flight until deployment altitude. Deployment and landing were uneventful. The flight was considered a success as it proved that level human flight was not only possible but sustainable with the use of jet engines and a Birdman suit. Similarly successful experiments have also been undertaken with the SkyRay wing system. Visa Parviainen made a second flight in February of 2006, with similar results.

Add to Xmas list - wingsuit (one), jet engines (two).

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