I Want THAT...

POSTED BY: deadlockvictim
UPDATED: Saturday, May 17, 2008 07:03
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DEADLOCKVICTIM

Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:11 PM

Swiss man flies like a bird

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If you’re going to watch a man fly passed you with a rocket on his back, you might want to go to a mountain top about 2,000 meters high. You’ll probably need a helicopter to get there. Dozens of journalists were there, Ives Rossy’s sponsors, even his mother. Everyone waited with anticipation, Rossy an Airbus airline pilot who had been working on a jet pack prototype was making his official debut as Fusionman.

http://www.worldradio.ch/wrs/news/switzerland/swiss-man-flies-like-a-b
ird.shtml?10774

SERGEANTX

Thursday, May 15, 2008 1:16 PM

Like to see some video of this shark surfer.

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

DEADLOCKVICTIM

Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:14 PM

that shark surfer thing was so bogus...

but this is real..!! ??

yeah, i would need to see it with my own eyes, too

SERGEANTX

Thursday, May 15, 2008 2:18 PM

That's pretty cool. But I'm a little doubtful on how much actual 'flying' went on. That thing would likely be unstable as hell. My guess he didn't do much more that freefall from an airplane with a wing on his back.

Now, if he'd landed without the parachute, then I'd be impressed.

SergeantX

"Dream a little dream or you can live a little dream. I'd rather live it, cause dreamers always chase but never get it." Aesop Rock

GEEZER

Thursday, May 15, 2008 3:02 PM

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Originally posted by SergeantX:
Like to see some video of this shark surfer.

SergeantX

Here it is.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7402016.stm

"Keep the Shiny side up"

FOSTER

Thursday, May 15, 2008 5:54 PM

Looks like fun! I would give it a go. Done the sky diving and hang gliding doesn't look a whole lot different though the interview did say that he did a barrel roll and that would be cool.

AURAPTOR

Thursday, May 15, 2008 8:42 PM

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Originally posted by Geezer:
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Here it is.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7402016.stm

"Keep the Shiny side up"

Kewl.

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PHOENIXROSE

Saturday, May 17, 2008 7:03 AM

To infinity and beyond!

You may say I'm a dreamer. But I'm not the only one.