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Human powered (flap your arms) aircraft made from a kite

doneski - 22-5-2012 at 03:46 AM

Hoax? looks like it's too easy.
http://m.cnet.com/news/57401025?part=rss&subj=crave&...

cheezycheese - 22-5-2012 at 04:09 AM

we saw this some time ago... wonder what kite he cut up for those wings...:Ange09:

John Holgate - 22-5-2012 at 04:11 AM

Pretty sure I read somewhere that it turned out to be a hoax. Good hoax though.

rocfighter - 22-5-2012 at 04:47 AM

Doesn't seem to be enough wing there to get that lift. And how would he control the forward pitch? Very cool video though.

Houston AirHead - 22-5-2012 at 05:16 AM

seriously, you thought that was real... :lol:

indigo_wolf - 22-5-2012 at 07:09 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by John Holgate
Pretty sure I read somewhere that it turned out to be a hoax. Good hoax though.


Here:

http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/03/birdman-admits-hoa...

ATB,
Sam

dandre - 22-5-2012 at 05:37 PM

haha the comments on that article never get old

Mastertoot - 23-5-2012 at 03:18 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by doneski
Hoax? looks like it's too easy.
http://m.cnet.com/news/57401025?part=rss&subj=crave&...


He looked like the bad effects from Flash Gordon when he took off, chortle. :singing: