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Strap-On Jet Pack Flying Wings

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 [...]

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