tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039256.post113641666011816075..comments2023-12-16T07:28:27.968-05:00Comments on Notes from the Technology Underground: The Flying Squirrel ManWilliam Gurstellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12504155694151207039noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039256.post-1136447634975582002006-01-05T02:53:00.000-05:002006-01-05T02:53:00.000-05:00More wingsuit flying articles and images at Skydiv...More wingsuit flying articles and images at <A HREF="http://www.skydiveworld.com/english/birdman.html" REL="nofollow">Skydive World</A>. This reminds me of <A HREF="http://www.gizmag.com/go/3280/" REL="nofollow">Yves Rossy's man-sized, twin-jet flying wing</A>.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, an early flying suit didn't help <A HREF="http://www.darwinawards.com/personal/personal2003-02.html" REL="nofollow">Franz Reichelt</A> very much in a BASE jump off the Eiffel Tower (1.5mb WMV <A HREF="http://blogfiles.wfmu.org/KF/0512/eifell_tower.wmv" REL="nofollow">video</A>).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20039256.post-1136420499313369522006-01-04T19:21:00.000-05:002006-01-04T19:21:00.000-05:00With the addition of some special hardware, they c...With the addition of some <A HREF="http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/safety/detail_page.cgi?ID=613" REL="nofollow">special hardware</A>, they can actually maintain altitude, albeit only for a minute. Be sure to check out the video at that link.<BR/><BR/>I have to add, compared to normal skydiving, wingsuiting really does feel like flying.<BR/><BR/>-- <BR/>Brian (500 skydives, 25 with a wingsuit)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com