Sunday, January 14, 2007

Human Flight Project - Like A Bird

This is not in a can with wings, this is like a bird does it! Yves Rossy, the man who developed these wings, was a former Mirage III pilot for the Swiss. His lifetime passion for flying has gotten him to the point where he can fly like a bird. His website says that he taught himself slight movements of his body just like birds use their bodies to move around up there. With help from sponsors the wings are now Jet powered. That is needed for horizontal flight, which he has managed to do for over 6 minutes! His site has a bunch of videos of him testing this human dream, and also other stunts and Jet flights. It may be the coolest thing I've seen on the Internet! After some more fine tuning he wants to make it capable of stunts and participate in air shows. If you've ever dreamed of flying, or if you like Batman for that reason, or even if neither apply to you, this is cool to watch!

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