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hey guys. just to let you know i'm not a pilot or anything and have no idea about how to fly, but i cam up with an idea. even though it may be TRAGICALLY retarded, imagine a wingsuit except with the wing design from a fight jet.

 

so a rigid wing, with the bulge on the leading top edge where your arms go to create some semblance of lift, and a similar sort of thing on the legs.

 

apologies for wasting your time

 

aussieANON

 

 

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Hey Aussie,

 

Not such a dumb idea! If you have a look around this site there are lots of posts concerning personal propulsion, from the Martin JetPac to body suits for base jumping (looks like a glider possum with webbing between arms & legs). There's pretty cool flying bike - well, two that I remember - the Hover Bike that's being tested now and a flying bike that's on one of the videos. I was reading yesterday about a flying jetski in the EAA magazine.

 

Were you considering some form of engine or relying on launch and thermalling / glide performance? The rise of solar and electric really has opened up marvellous possibilites. So - GO FOR IT!

 

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Sue

 

 

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maybe something like a little jet engine in between the legs? or possibly even one underneath the arm parts.

 

i read that the military in some country had a similar idea that had carbon fibre wings from a pack on the back. they managed to achieve a glide ratio of 6 to 1. Something like that would be really cool i think

 

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maybe not between the legs. on your back or under the arms or something?

 

now to find out what kind of composite material would be best

 

 

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maybe something like a little jet engine in between the legs?I have one of those now amply powered by 'Baked Beans' but I'm having trouble providing a suitable spark.008_roflmao.gif.692a1fa1bc264885482c2a384583e343.gif

 

Sorry about that, I know you are serious about your endevours but I just couldn't resist it.

 

Best of luck....Alan Marriette.

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maybe something like a little jet engine in between the legs? or possibly even one underneath the arm parts.

Geez!....be careful there ANON, replacement parts are hard to come by!

 

 

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hey, there's no chance of me even starting to attempt this soon. i'm still in highschool and have no money haha.

 

still, i might keep looking further into this if you say there's potential for even something a little usable

 

 

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so i was looking into materials and stuff like that, and apparently there's a shop near where I live that sells fibreglass and carbon fibre (i think). There's also a spot at the end of my street where hang glider launch to go flying. perhaps it's a little optimistic, but i've got everything right here!

 

 

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