doneski
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Human powered (flap your arms) aircraft made from a kite
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cheezycheese
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we saw this some time ago... wonder what kite he cut up for those wings...:Ange09:
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John Holgate
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Pretty sure I read somewhere that it turned out to be a hoax. Good hoax though.
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rocfighter
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Doesn't seem to be enough wing there to get that lift. And how would he control the forward pitch? Very cool video though.
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Houston AirHead
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seriously, you thought that was real... 
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indigo_wolf
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| 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...
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dandre
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haha the comments on that article never get old
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Mastertoot
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He looked like the bad effects from Flash Gordon when he took off, chortle. :singing:
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