mike | Shared With: Everyone - May 22 2008 | video, fish, flying, record, japan
click to playThis flying fish has an amazing wing-span (fin-span). I had no idea they could propel themselves with their tail fin, while holding their wings aloft and continuing to soar.
Quoted: An NHK camera crew has captured a flying fish traveling through the air for 45 seconds, in what could be a new world record.The footage was taken on Monday, ...
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mike | Shared With: Everyone - May 17 2008 | flying, museum of flight, b-17ShareViewed: 4 Times
mike | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 23 2008 | news, flying
Bonehead stunt - even for a priest.
Quoted: Priest drifted out to sea while trying to set record for flight using helium-filled party balloons, say authorities
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mike | Shared With: Everyone - Apr 12 2008 | travel, flying, eclipse, biz, personal, jet
Using a fleet of Eclipse aircraft, DayJet will be launching a "Per-Seat, On-Demand" jet service (starting in the Southeastern US).
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mike | Shared With: Everyone - Mar 04 2008 | flying, accident, a320, airbus
Really scary attempted landing of an A320 when the crosswind exceeded the capabilities of the plane (and pilot).
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mike | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 13 2007 | video, flying, sky diving, wing suitShareViewed: 87 Times
mike | Shared With: Everyone - Dec 11 2007 | flying, parachute, sky diving, aerodynamics
With a 3:1 glide ratio, a wing suit should allow you to perform a landing on the ground w/o a parachute. Problem it - a very high stall speed for the wing; he can flare to land - but his forward speed is still high (my guess - 70 - 100 mph).
One technique (my own guess) would be to build a 2 mile-long slippery surface "runway" above which you would flare and then slide after touchdown. Wet grass might work (if you're sure there it is very level and there are no rocks on the surface).
Quoted: Jeb Corliss wants to fly — not the way the Wright brothers wanted to fly, but the way we do in our dreams. He wants to jump from a helicopter and land without using a parachute.
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mike | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 28 2007 | flying, marc olson, accident, interview, newsVery complete video interview of Marc Olson the day after his airplane accident.
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mike | Shared With: Everyone - Sep 25 2007 | shopping, aircraft, flying, classifieds
Quoted: Aircraft For Sale - Aircraft Shopper Online lists airplanes for sale and aircraft partnerships: jets, turbo props, helicopters, twin and single engine aircraft for sale by dealers, brokers and private sellers. Used aircraft sales and classifieds for Piper, Beech, Cessna 172 and more.
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