Swiss Man Flies With Jet Powered Wing 247
NotBornYesterday writes "After spending $190,000 and 'countless hours' building a set of jet-powered wings, a Swiss man has successfully demoed this ultimate mother-of-all-toys. After jumping from a plane like a skydiver, he then lit the four jet engines and proceeded to fly around a valley in the Alps at up to 186 miles per hour. His site is here, if you want to see shots of him in action. 'I still haven't used the full potential,' he said."
It is pretty old (Score:1, Interesting)
Also it serves little in terms of providing a method for transportation.
Re:Obligatory (Score:1, Interesting)
I hate to give the wrong people any ideas, but... (Score:5, Interesting)
Re:OFN? (Score:5, Interesting)
It'll be news again when he finally achieves his goal of taking off with just the wing. Not jumping out of a plane.
Re:OFN? (Score:5, Interesting)
It'll be news again when he finally achieves his goal of taking off with just the wing. Not jumping out of a plane.
Re:It is pretty old (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Landing? (Score:3, Interesting)
The bigger concern, I would think, would be avoiding the amorous attentions of Rodan [wikia.com]. No amount of plastic surgery is going to help you cope with THAT.
Re:OFN? (Score:4, Interesting)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GBU-39_Small_Diameter_Bomb [wikipedia.org]