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From: Somewhere in the EU
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Originally Posted by KiCk *** FX4
thats awsome! I want a pairbut how do you land gliding like that?
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Resembling a 6ft-wide pair of aircraft wings, the devices should allow a parachutist to glide up to 120miles, carrying 200lb of equipment, the manufacturers claim.
Fitted with oxygen supply, stabilisation and navigation aides, troops wearing the wings will jump from a high-altitude transport aircraft which can stay far away from enemy territory - or on secret peacetime missions could avoid detection or suspicion by staying close to commercial airliner flight paths.
Once close to their target landing zone, the troops pull their parachute rip cord to open their canopy and then land normally.
Fitted with oxygen supply, stabilisation and navigation aides, troops wearing the wings will jump from a high-altitude transport aircraft which can stay far away from enemy territory - or on secret peacetime missions could avoid detection or suspicion by staying close to commercial airliner flight paths.
Once close to their target landing zone, the troops pull their parachute rip cord to open their canopy and then land normally.
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Originally Posted by KiCk *** FX4
I dont like to read. I just like pictures
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From: Somewhere in the EU
Originally Posted by dzervit
I gotta get me one of those, then learn how to jump from 30K above the surface...
That is hella-cool.
That is hella-cool.
Yeah, it's cool, but dude, given your size . . . .
well, we hired an artist to do a quick rendering of what you would look like in this equipment:
What with the extra large size (as demonstrated next to the average guy), your radar cross section would make the whole thing useless . . . not to mention they could see that fuschia outfit from miles away, even in the dark.
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From: Motor City
Hey, it says it can carry 200lbs of equipment. I'm assuming that was 200lbs of stuff on top of the weight of the little military runt using it so I should be just fine... with the exception of my legs sticking WAY out from it.
I dig the rainbows though. Can I get the wings in another color besides that drab military dark gray?
I dig the rainbows though. Can I get the wings in another color besides that drab military dark gray?
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From: Lost some where in the middle of the Ozark Mountains!
Originally Posted by dzervit
then learn how to jump from 30K above the surface...
I don't freaking think so! They'd have to push/throw me out... I never understood why anyone wants to voluntarily jump from a perfectly good aircraft!
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From: Pikesville, MD
Originally Posted by PSS-Mag
Learn... Jump...
I don't freaking think so! They'd have to push/throw me out... I never understood why anyone wants to voluntarily jump from a perfectly good aircraft!
I don't freaking think so! They'd have to push/throw me out... I never understood why anyone wants to voluntarily jump from a perfectly good aircraft!
