Very, Very cool
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Shawn R. L.
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Hmmmm, I think this gentelman may have superhero jammies in his future.
Well Big Kudos for the guy who gets to live test that one. \'Cos it won\'t be ME! 
Technically speaking does anyone else think that the lifting surface is too small to counteract the drag co-efficient of the body?
Technically speaking does anyone else think that the lifting surface is too small to counteract the drag co-efficient of the body?
farseerlum
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it would be a lot of drag. but it doesn\'t have to take off or gain speed. so the motors really only have to overcome the resistance and thats about it. no loops for this sucker.
200km from 30,000 feet sounds like an awesome ride. one i\'ll happily refuse!
Infidel Castro
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I\'d be so scared at that speed, there\'d be shit in me boots!
They left out the part about the Bose audio system that blares Wagner\'s Flight of the Valkyries at 5000 Watts. Scares the $hit out of the natives.
lol
I remember in Angels and Demons that the CERN scientist mentioned something about it taking only 1sq meter of material to cause enough drag to slow a body down by about 30%. I might be a little off on the numbers because I\'m doing this by memory; I lent the book to my son so I can\'t check it.
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I remember in Angels and Demons that the CERN scientist mentioned something about it taking only 1sq meter of material to cause enough drag to slow a body down by about 30%. I might be a little off on the numbers because I\'m doing this by memory; I lent the book to my son so I can\'t check it.
Infidel Castro
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But that\'s supposed to be used in space
I\'m stating the obvious here aren\'t I?
I\'m stating the obvious here aren\'t I?
vincegamer
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I just keep thinking how he can\'t look forward. He\'d have to crane his neck and the wind resistance could snap his neck.
Originally posted by Xavier
I don\'t think it\'s designed to counter the drag but increase the drag, aka reduce the terminal velocity of the sky diver, the propllent systems are designed to help him move horizontally. In short he will not be flying just falling much slower
I would think that lift would be a fairly big part of it. Without the engines, the wing allowed a gave a jumper 5 to 1 lateral to vertical movement ratio, just on the glide. With the engines, it\'s an amazing 50 to 1. On a 4km high jump, you\'d need some real brute force lateral movement to get 200km just on a slowed fall.
Drake Farstrider
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Looks cool, But I am with mike there is no way I am trying that out.
