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Title: Jet Man on Sky news this morning
Post by: Varche on 15 May 2008, 14:32:12
Did anyone else see the man flying with jet powered wings on Sky news this morning?

There was quite lengthy footage of him wheeling around the sky. It took something like 5 years to develop. Austrian?

As usual with these news items they didn't answer two crucial questions to my mind anyway. Firstly how did he take off and secondly more importantly how on earth did he land? ;D ;D ;D

If anyone knows please let me know. It might be onthe Sky News website on a video clip (I can't see that sort of stuff on slower than dial up)

varche
Title: Re: Jet Man on Sky news this morning
Post by: macca on 15 May 2008, 14:40:58
I've just seen him on yahoo....clicky (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080515/video/vwl-reuters-quickcut-flying-man-d7f4ae7.html)

He jumped out of a plane at 7500 ft and landed with a parachute.

looks pretty cool  :)
Title: Re: Jet Man on Sky news this morning
Post by: Elite Pete on 15 May 2008, 14:45:04
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I've just seen him on yahoo....clicky (http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080515/video/vwl-reuters-quickcut-flying-man-d7f4ae7.html)

He jumped out of a plane at 7500 ft and landed with a parachute.

looks pretty cool  :)
Hope he remembered to turn the gas off before opening the shoot or there could have been a bit of a rough landing and a BBQ :o
Title: Re: Jet Man on Sky news this morning
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 15 May 2008, 15:22:33
IS A BIRD?? IS IT A PLANE?? NO!!! Its sumbody with a rocket up their a**e..... ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Jet Man on Sky news this morning
Post by: Bandit127 on 15 May 2008, 18:08:58
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7402016.stm

I wondered how he was going to land till the parachute came out.. thought perhaps he really has got b*lls of steel!