Swiss Man Flies With Jet Powered Wing

NotBornYesterday writes "After spending $190,000 and 'countless hours' building a set of jet-powered wings, a Swiss man has successfully demoed this ultimate mother-of-all-toys. After jumping from a plane like a skydiver, he then lit the four jet engines and proceeded to fly around a valley in the Alps at up to 186 miles per hour. His site is here, if you want to see shots of him in action. 'I still haven't used the full potential,' he said."

Comments

Re:OFN?

[iamhigh]

Who the fuck keeps modding up these moronic "This is old news!!!" posts from AC's. As was proven by an actual member, the news is relatively new, and was in timing with the public demonstration. So please, STFU and quit modding this crap up.

Re:It is pretty old

[BigJClark]

Wow, talk out of your arse much? Parachutes and paragliders are exceptionally safe, exceptionally predictable and operate expectedly at all altitudes.

I can tell you've never had to land either, but I would imagine trying to land a fixed or rigid wing to be much more difficult, and as I doubt you can even comprehend, difficult = injuries.

You'd better stick to digg or wikipedia before tossing your uneducated opinions around /.

what a waste of fuel

[Coop]

I can't believe a person would spend his life on a pursuit like this. He must not care one bit about humanity's problems. "Your actions are screaming so loud I can't hear a word you say."

Too bad. He seems like a bright guy who could have contributed something.