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Steely eyed volunteers needed ...
OMG the silly season comes early this year
Skyflash Project
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Fritz Unger and his friends from Hanover, Germany, have spent more than five years so far developing their one-man, jet-propelled wing. Once completed, the backpack-mounted aircraft, dubbed Skyflash, will be the smallest twin-engined aeroplane ever built and could herald a new era of personal air travel. The team behind it say that it should be able to hit top speeds of more than 200mph, with a flight ceiling of 26,000ft, all easily steered by the movement of the pilot's body.
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Do you thnk he is trying to kiss his ass goodbye?
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Yup, he'd make a good ass kisser
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Someone else beat them to it... but with 4 engines, not 2:
Video: Jetman soars over Rio de Janeiro skyline - Telegraph
Video: Jetman soars over Rio de Janeiro skyline - Telegraph
The great thing about the Me163 was that if your guts didn't blow up on ascent due to expanding trapped gases, you'd blow up on landing when the dregs of the unburnt fuel sloshed together.
Probably similar results to look forward to if you fly the jet suit thing!
Probably similar results to look forward to if you fly the jet suit thing!
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GK121 ... The Breitling Buzz Lightyear guy has to jump out of a helicopter to fly ... and he's been whistling around the European Alps for a while ... completely different "challenge" to rushing down Tarmac to get airbourne
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26,000 feet ceiling then? Cant wait to see where they stick the oxygen
bottle!
all easily steered by the movement of the pilot's body
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