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Strap-On Jet Pack Flying Wings

Fri, Jun 2, 2006

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Rocketeer anyone?

This funky-looking Gryphon Single Man Flying Wing is a 1.5m-span delta wing that is able to carry a single parachutist as far as 200km (110 miles) away if jumped from a height of 4,000m (13,000ft).

The 30kg wing carries around 2-liters of jet fuel, oxygen equipments and thermal clothing. When it gets close to its destination and reaches an altitude of 3,000 to 5,000ft, the parachute opens and the wings get lowered and hung by a cord below the parachutist.

While it’s unclear what speed it’ll fly you at, I bet it’ll be immensely fun to fly one!


Source: flightglobal.com

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Leon - who has written 798 posts on hiptechblog.com.


1 Comments For This Post

  1. Anne Hull Says:

    This is a grate web but could u get me a jet pack for free i am poor and i barley can feed myself i always wanted to fly could u put it in the mail box 11616donationRd WaterfordP.A.16441

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