To infinity and beyond

[ianhind]

Mentioned in the Sunday Times this week:

www.natgeotv.com/jetman

Cross Channel flight this week

[Garry Russell]

Hi Ian

All I'm getting is a small page asking to select country and with terms and conditions etc on buttons :think:

Does not respond to anything

Garry

[SkippyBing]

I'm guessing from the words in the link it's the attempt by, I think, a Swiss chap to cross the channel from the French side towards the heart of the empire using a carbonfibre wing and some model aircraft jet engines. Think Buzz Lightyear from Toy Story, the wing literally straps to his back.

[airboatr]

the wing literally straps to his back.

you say the wings are strapped to his back
e x c e l l e n t, Then it won't be much of an adjustment getting used to a straightjacket.

[ianhind]

Garry,

Try: http://jetmanlive.com/

And SkippyBing is correct - Buzz Lightyear is real

[Garry Russell]

Thnaks Ian

I see it now.......I don't think the other two could see the original either :think:

ATB

Garry

[ianhind]

And he did it!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7637327.stm

[Erick_Cantu]

Bit like a '30s adventure serial innit?

[DispatchDragon]

Somewhere in aviation heaven Clem Sohn is nodding his head and smiling


Glad he made it

Leif

[hobby]

Meanwhile in a seedy under the railway arches garage several men and women are hard at work producing prefabricated wings and parachutes for would be refugees. Engines are being sourced from the range of internet model aircraft suppliers while Professor Molliarti labours away in his laboratory producing a synthetic jet engine fuel. A Monsieur A Anglais was observed to be setting up what appeared to be a market stall on the Calais road.

Future mode of Summer travel for would be EU commuters?

Seriously he made a dream come true - the whole journey including the fixed wing aircraft used to climb to height probaly only took about 45 mins. 'Tis a notable aviation feat.


Fifty or so years ago another Frenchman used to leap out of aircraft and 'fly' on unpowered plywood wings at British airshows ending each descent by parachute. Can't recall his name but one day the wings folded at an inopportune moment.