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Birdman Flies across Channel
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(Dav1936531) wrote in message ...
From: (robert arndt) m http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...841794%5E401,0 0.html Rob I saw video of this guy flying his rig on ABC news. Jumped from somewhere around 30K using oxygen and a specially heated suit. Since we were discussing glide ratios earlier, I fail to believe he would have made it that far if his wing set-up was made of lead. He'd have been feeding the sharks at the bottom of the channel faster then a speeding bullet. Oh, and he almost "kilt" his own crazy self at the end of the flight when some of his parachute cords got all tangled up, but it looked like a pretty cool ride. I wonder if there's a military application for this Eg. Special Ops teams being dropped up to 30 miles from their tgt??? David |
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(David McArthur) wrote: (Dav1936531) wrote in message ... From: (robert arndt) m http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...841794%5E401,0 0.html Rob I saw video of this guy flying his rig on ABC news. Jumped from somewhere around 30K using oxygen and a specially heated suit. Since we were discussing glide ratios earlier, I fail to believe he would have made it that far if his wing set-up was made of lead. He'd have been feeding the sharks at the bottom of the channel faster then a speeding bullet. Oh, and he almost "kilt" his own crazy self at the end of the flight when some of his parachute cords got all tangled up, but it looked like a pretty cool ride. I wonder if there's a military application for this Eg. Special Ops teams being dropped up to 30 miles from their tgt??? Instead of HALO, it's HAGLO? YHIHF -- Harry Andreas Engineering raconteur |
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writes From: (robert arndt) http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...841794%5E401,0 0.html Rob I saw video of this guy flying his rig on ABC news. Jumped from somewhere around 30K using oxygen and a specially heated suit. I didn't know a Skyvan could get that high. How long would it take? Since we were discussing glide ratios earlier, I fail to believe he would have made it that far if his wing set-up was made of lead. He'd have been feeding the sharks at the bottom of the channel faster then a speeding bullet. Only if he were plankton; AFAIK the only sharks there are the Basking kind. Oh, and he almost "kilt" his own crazy self at the end of the flight when some of his parachute cords got all tangled up, but it looked like a pretty cool ride. Dave -- Peter Ying tong iddle-i po! |
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"David McArthur" wrote in message om... (Dav1936531) wrote in message ... From: (robert arndt) m http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/com...841794%5E401,0 0.html Rob I saw video of this guy flying his rig on ABC news. Jumped from somewhere around 30K using oxygen and a specially heated suit. Since we were discussing glide ratios earlier, I fail to believe he would have made it that far if his wing set-up was made of lead. He'd have been feeding the sharks at the bottom of the channel faster then a speeding bullet. Oh, and he almost "kilt" his own crazy self at the end of the flight when some of his parachute cords got all tangled up, but it looked like a pretty cool ride. I wonder if there's a military application for this Eg. Special Ops teams being dropped up to 30 miles from their tgt??? Absolutely. I remember reading an article a few months ago about exactly this kind of thing being developed for special forces teams. Except the military units were said to incorporate low-observable technologies into the design of the wings. If I remember where I read it, I will post it. |
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I wonder if there's a military application for this Eg. Special Ops teams being dropped up to 30 miles from their tgt??? no comment, for the last decade. v/r Gordon ====(A+C==== USN SAR Aircrew "Got anything on your radar, SENSO?" "Nothing but my forehead, sir." |
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Harry Andreas wrote:
I wonder if there's a military application for this Eg. Special Ops teams being dropped up to 30 miles from their tgt??? Instead of HALO, it's HAGLO? It sure looked like one hell of a ride. What's he going to do for an encore? -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN http://www.mortimerschnerd.com |
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