Anyone want to Glide like a Bird?

[GT/CS]

Check out the batsuit that allows people to glide.

http://www.biertijd.com/mediaplayer/?itemid=4262

[mhaze]

No gliding into a site web address "https".

[alfaniner]

Didn't check the link, but I suddenly have a vision of Wile E. Coyote with a bemused look on his face, just before he falls 10000 feet to the canyon floor below.

[Terry]

I fixed the URL in the OP. I've seen it before, but its still amazing.

[The Central Scrutinizer]

I fixed the URL in the OP. I've seen it before, but its still amazing.

/Grumpy old man

Those damn fools are gonna kill someone!

/

[Bikewer]

I saw this on another site. My first question was, how do they land? Then I realized they were carrying a chute.....
Looks absolutely insane; though it's about as close to actual human flying as you could come.

[Quinn]

I so want to do that. And I'm so not gonna.

[Floyt]

Is this still in the "mad pioneer stage" or already in the "mad extremist stage"? Look at how closely these loons are missing that road embankment! :eek:

Who would have thought that such comparatively tiny wing membranes could give so much steering power, though...

...want one. And a jetpack.

[Crossbow]

Last October I finally got to attend 'Bridge Day' and one of the people jumping off of the New River Gorge Bridge was wearing one of these suits.

He sure waited until about the last possible moment to pull his chute. His landing was rather rough, but he did manage to walk away from it.

Whew!

[GT/CS]

I fixed the URL in the OP. I've seen it before, but its still amazing.

Thank you!

[mhaze]

Is this still in the "mad pioneer stage" or already in the "mad extremist stage"? Look at how closely these loons are missing that road embankment! :eek:

Who would have thought that such comparatively tiny wing membranes could give so much steering power, though...

...want one. And a jetpack.

Steering power, yes, but virtually no lift. This should drop two to four feet for every foot it moves forward. "Birdmen" were a common thing in the 1920s and 1930s, jumping from airplanes, then doing various stunts and popping a chute.

I recall reading some memoir from one of these Birdmen, written in perhaps the early 1950s. He said that there had been 38, and he was the only one that did not have an accident and die from it.

Going close to cliffs would be predicated on strong updraft conditions.

[madurobob]

Steering power, yes, but virtually no lift. This should drop two to four feet for every foot it moves forward. "Birdmen" were a common thing in the 1920s and 1930s, jumping from airplanes, then doing various stunts and popping a chute.

Lift is nice, but thrust makes for an even cooler package. Have you see the Jet Man? (http://jet-man.com/prod/index.html)
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[mhaze]

Lift is nice, but thrust makes for an even cooler package. Have you see the Jet Man? (http://jet-man.com/prod/index.html)
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Yes, and this is not only an outstanding video, but a real accomplishment in aircraft design coupled with an obviously highly trained pilot. As with many designs, this looks clumsy on the ground, natural in flight. Many, many gliding flights were done prior to adding the jets.

Expect to see more of this!

[alfaniner]

Having just watched Planet Earth: Jungles it rather surprises me that it has taken this long to replicate the "flying squirrel" method. After all, Rocky was doing it 40 years ago!