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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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1 Comments For This Post

  1. Anne Hull Says:
    July 3rd, 2006 at 9:56 pm

    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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