Well, jet powered but hardly gliders.
Now if they just put a fuselage and landing gear (couple of
skateboards strapped to belly?) on the things they'd be able to
takeoff from the ground and dispense with the large turbine powered helicopter.
The interesting thing is how they are able to light off 4 JetCat
turbines and keep them running while falling out of the helicopter.
And this guy is probably too old to qualify for the Darwin Awards but
deserves an honourable mention:
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BASE Jumper Fatally Injured In Stunt
Had Set His Parachute On Fire During The Jump
A BASE jumper who leaped from the Perrine Bridge in Idaho was fatally
injured May 7.
USA Today reports that 73-year-old James Hickey apparently
intentionally set his parachute on fire during the jump from the
bridge over the snake river. His intent was to cut the burning
parachute loose and deploy a reserve chute to finish the stunt. Other
BASE jumpers had heard of Hickey successfully accomplishing the stunt
in the past.
A video posted to YouTube last Monday shows two jumpers leaping from
the bridge at about the same time. While one successfully deploys his
canopy, the other becomes engulfed in flames and falls out of the camera view.
The Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office said that Hickey's parachute
deployed too late. A coroner's report said Hickey was fatally injured
by blunt force trauma.
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At 09:21 PM 23/05/2015, you wrote:
Use full screen and HD! Magic!
Strap four jets on you and fly.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Czy0pXRRZcs>https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Czy0pXRRZcs
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