max power Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 (edited) Chock full of kahunescool vids of guys jumping off of a cliff wearing a flying suit. I think they got the idea from flying squirrels.http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1778399&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1 Edited January 8, 2009 by max power Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 can we talk a few people from here into doing that without a chute??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cattmouch33 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 no chute just the wings. why you wanna see how far a human can skip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoosego Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 no chute just the wings. why you wanna see how far a human can skip.sure we'll go with that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 thats badass when he flies past the road that they are filming on... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I WILL do that before I die. I think Im going to start back skydiving again this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 DAMN! I want to play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Burgundy Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 that is sick!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 isnt there somebody out there that is trying to use one of these suits to land without a chute? thought i saw something on tv or online about it. could be wrong. its happened once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I dont think anyone will be using one of these suits to land without a chute. They are traveling around 100mph in those things so I dont see that happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 isnt there somebody out there that is trying to use one of these suits to land without a chute? thought i saw something on tv or online about it. could be wrong. its happened once.Yea, he is trying to land in a really tall huge funnel type tunnel thing. His plan is to have the tunnel slow down his decent. I remember see that too. Looks interesting, but suicidal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 +1 for suicidal. seems possible, if bird can do it why can't humans? crazy logic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 post a link for the landing guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarvismb Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 I dont think anyone will be using one of these suits to land without a chute. They are traveling around 100mph in those things so I dont see that happening.yea, i agree, but i'm thinking it's possible to land once. Probably only need a squeegee to clean up afterward too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 post a link for the landing guy.I don't think he has done it yet, it was just talked about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 then post a link for the talky talky of the landing guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Drordy Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 +1 for suicidal. seems possible, if bird can do it why can't humans? crazy logicCrazy indeed. A bird doesn't need to be going a hundred mph to generate enough lift to fly. Just like an airplane, if the giant flying squirrel guy isn't going fast enough he'll fall out of the sky like a stone, then SPLAT!! human marmalade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Cant find the link. I think it was on here at one point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrome Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 here ya go flounderhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TH7asP574k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Chrome to the rescue!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 Ive seen that guy jump before.. he is damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yotaman88210 Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 He better be if he plans to land without a chute! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flounder Posted January 8, 2009 Report Share Posted January 8, 2009 He better be if he plans to land without a chute!He wants to do it with a ramp is my guess. I could see it working if it were tall enough, had the right slope and coefficient of friction and he was able to hit it at the correct angle. I would imagine he would be wearing gear similar to a motorcycle racer and would slide down the ramp slowing down gradually. the 1/3 drop he was talking about is a very similar drop rate to gliders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jporter12 Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 Wow! I just came across this, and was about to repost bump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted October 7, 2010 Report Share Posted October 7, 2010 (edited) there was a guy who went sky diving and landed without his chute (it didnt open) and he lived....i think he broke like every bone in his body though lol**edit..cant find the video of this anymore, but i did find a few similar ones...i guess its not uncommon for people to live from this somehow...found a girl who did, and a skydiving instructor toohttp://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/17113222this guy broke his ankle and collapsed a lung, and was out of the hospital in 11 days Edited October 7, 2010 by Steve Butters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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