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Closer to Human Flight

Posted by Hemos on from the icarus-here-we-come dept.

negativeblue writes "Dropzone.com has (had) a story about the preparation of a man (Jeb Corliss) who prepares to land a wingsuit without a parachute. If you don't know the current abilities of parachutes, now-a-day, you should do your research. Basically airfoils, they can perform close to an airplane wing (high performance turns and lift)."

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  1. Don't get to close to the sun! by bildungsroman_yorick · · Score: 5, Funny

    I sure hope he hasn't used wax and feathers as the material for his incredible man flying machine.

  2. Reminds me of Gomez Addams... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...from the Addams Family. Every time he did a jump, he used a smaller parachute. By his theory, eventually he would not need any paracute at all.

    And of course, he was correct. Eventually, he would have no need for a paracute...

  3. Downer by JustOK · · Score: 5, Funny

    Be a real downer if it doesn't work. He'll probably be in a big depression.

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