Dang, I Want a Set!

[Jeff Higgins]

Check this out; new wings for special forces paratroopers. How long until we can buy a civilian version?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=389357&in_page_id=1770

[Jamie79SC]

Is that for real. Off the top of my head, CG doesn't look right.

[Jared at Pelican Parts]

[kach22i]

Originally posted by Jamie79SC
Is that for real. Off the top of my head, CG doesn't look right.

I agree, even after reading this:

Wearing an aerodynamic suit, and with a 6ft wide wing strapped to his back, he soared across the sea at 220mph, moving six feet forward through the air for every one foot he fell vertically - and opened his parachute 1,000ft above the ground before landing safely.

I mean, the center of gravity will be pushed aft because of speed, but that much?



An inverted Lippisch delta would look much more practical.


Found this:
http://www.extremedreams.co.uk/pink%20gnome/Felix%20B/

[red-beard]

"ESG claims the next stage of development will be fitting 'small turbo-jet drives' to the wings to extend range even further. "

Yeah, a nice hyper-golic liquid rocket...Just what I want strapped to my butt.

[Jamie79SC]

Nah, good old kerosene going through a pair of turbines. There's a guy who uses a non-ridged wing who has made a pair of 'jet boots' and they seem to work fine.

[WolfeMacleod]

Originally posted by Jamie79SC
Nah, good old kerosene going through a pair of turbines. There's a guy who uses a non-ridged wing who has made a pair of 'jet boots' and they seem to work fine.

Rocket Bird
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-926587825785526870&q=rocket+bird

Doing this at least once is my new reason to live, by the way.

[cstreit]

The guy in the google video is using model airplane turbines.. These things only put out about 20 lbs of thrust or so, impressive looking but I doubt they are that effective.

[kach22i]

They added text to the image.

[Jeff Higgins]

"The wing takes a 15 stone load..." Gotta love the British. Isn't a "stone" 14 pounds or something like that?

[mikester]

Well...if they are talking about using the small model style turbines they are single stage and eat fuel as if it were going out of style. I think it's something like 64 ounces = 5 minutes of flight time.

[bigchillcar]

speaking of 'stones'..it took some 'test skydiver' a whole lotta 'stones' to try this gadget out, imho..

[Jim Richards]

Originally posted by bigchillcar
speaking of 'stones'..it took some 'test skydiver' a whole lotta 'stones' to try this gadget out, imho..

Hopefully, no more than 15 of them.

[bigchillcar]

Hopefully, no more than 15 of them.

i'm thinkin' two rather sporty ones..

Hay Ya'll.....Watch this........

[Jeff Higgins]

"Here, hold my beer..."

[Drago]

Originally posted by Jeff Higgins
"Here, hold my whiskey..."

There, I fixed it for ya.

[RANDY P]

[Won]

Felix Baumgartner used the 996TT to test his wings...

[motion]

Someone just emailed me this awesome video of a guy BASE jumping with a wingsuit. Great vid!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4XuyrZNchA&search=parachuting%20base%20wing%20suit