this is probably the coolest thing I have ever seen.
http://jet-man.com/playervideo.swf?video=jetman2007.flv
http://jet-man.com/playervideo.swf?video=jetman2007.flv
absolute insanity...
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We will read about him in the obituaries at some later date. No rudder for yaw control, CG, Center of Gravity has to be just right. Limited pitch control.
It is good for inventers to come up with new and exciting devices, and I am sure that if he lives long enough, he might come up with a safe working product.
Remember the flying wing? The first prototype stalled and flipped over inverted and the wings broke off. The pilot died, and they renamed Murock airport to Edwards. The flying wing did not have adequate pitch or yaw control.
It is good for inventers to come up with new and exciting devices, and I am sure that if he lives long enough, he might come up with a safe working product.
Remember the flying wing? The first prototype stalled and flipped over inverted and the wings broke off. The pilot died, and they renamed Murock airport to Edwards. The flying wing did not have adequate pitch or yaw control.
HorseHauler
SDD Junior Member
I'll agree with that one.
Always on the quest to fly. Anyone ever been skydiving? Went last October, too broke to sink the two bills again for it, but can't wait.
Tail_Gunner
CRJ & ERJ A&P Mech.
Why does the legend of Icarus come to mind?
I have been flying since 1968, and never had the urge to jump out of a perfectly good airplane.
Guess, I am insane because I would like to fly and the less required to make it happen the more I like it.
Never understood the comment about "a perfectly good airplane", because there isn't a piece of machinery in the world that works perfectly.
Never understood the comment about "a perfectly good airplane", because there isn't a piece of machinery in the world that works perfectly.
A perfectly good airplane is one that stays in the air, until you decide to come down.
A not so perfectly good airplane is one that comes down when you do not want it to.....
Over the years, I have flown only one of those not so perfectly good airplanes.
Mid air electrical fire.
This is over 10,000 flying hours.
So there has been a lot of perfectly good airplanes...
Commercial, instrument, multi-engine, flight instructor.
The reason I bring this up is that NASA was told they needed a "perfect" mobile to travel to and from earth to space. They stated that they could not build a perfect aircraft, but they could require it to be 98% operational and that would be as close as they could get.
Definition of perfect as stated by Webster is a bit different then what is stated in that comment. IMO
Definition of perfect as stated by Webster is a bit different then what is stated in that comment. IMO
To be perfectly accurate, the only thing perfect on earth was Jesus.
and maybe a 1966 Shelby Cobra 427.
