G'Day Derek Arms and legs look like they were used as control surfaces, part lift and part drag. Could not see if the "Jetmen" were standing on helicopter skids from lift-off or climbed out near "launch" altitude, but the jets were clearly started outside the helicopter. Enough power to at least trade off speed for height with a significant gain, probably with a net climb at lower speeds. Enough clues that landings were by parachute after engines shut down or fuel all used up.
Not my idea of flying, but these guys knew enough to fly some fairly good formation sequences, probably with a LOT of practice. Throttle control often either a hand held or mouth held trigger for such stunts, but carefully matched inputs to achieve these results - and UAE seems to have trumped the K1W1s for balls in permitting these flights over cities!! 😯😳😜 Wombat Sent from Wombat's iPad > On 24 May 2015, at 08:34, Derek Ruddock <[email protected]> wrote: > > “That ain’t flying, it’s falling with style” > Very impressive. Is that all weight shift? I couldn’t see control surfaces. > > I bet that these will feature in the next James Bond movie. > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter (PCS3) > Sent: Saturday, 23 May 2015 9:21 PM > To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. > Subject: [Aus-soaring] Jet powered gliders > > > Use full screen and HD! Magic! > > > Strap four jets on you and fly. > > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Czy0pXRRZcs > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > [email protected] > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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