Slashdot Mirror
Domain: bird-man.com
Stories and comments across the archive that link to bird-man.com.
Stories · 1
-
Jet Powered Human Flight
ederen writes "A skydiver outfitted with jet engines and a nylon Birdman suit jumped out of a balloon over Finland to test the idea of powered human flight without the use of an airplane. The event was sponsored in part by Bird-Man International, a company that develops and manufactures the flying-squirrel freefall suits as seen in Tomb Raider and other action movies."