Can man fly like a bird ???????

yubba · 03-21-2012, 11:07 AM

http://www.theblaze.com/stories/is-t...his-diy-wings/ You decide.

Sailor Steve · 03-21-2012, 01:35 PM

Pretty neat trick. As the article says, 95% of the power was provided by a motor. Still, it would be easier if he had hollow bones like a bird and only weighed fifty pounds.

Spoon 11th · 03-21-2012, 02:29 PM

I see a new sport emerging. Top ski jumpers weigh that fifty pounds or slightly more.

03-21-2012, 11:07 AM	#1
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03-21-2012, 01:35 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Just A Kid At Heart Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 600 miles from the nearest ocean. Posts: 44,893 Downloads: 407 Uploads: 227	Pretty neat trick. As the article says, 95% of the power was provided by a motor. Still, it would be easier if he had hollow bones like a bird and only weighed fifty pounds. __________________ "Human beings are perhaps never more frightening than when they are convinced beyond doubt that they are right." – Laurens van der Post

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03-21-2012, 02:29 PM	#3
Spoon 11th Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Finland Posts: 681 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I see a new sport emerging. Top ski jumpers weigh that fifty pounds or slightly more.