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Can I be the first to note that being strapped to a large jet engine like that has got to be terrifying?
by gargravarr 10y ago
Can I be the first to note that being strapped to a large jet engine like that has got to be terrifying?
- T-zex 10y agoUnless you are a teenage princess.
- _pmf_ 10y ago> Can I be the first to note that being strapped to a large jet engine like that has got to be terrifying? The future of personalized transportation! Powered remotely by uBeam!
- JoeAltmaier 10y agoand loud
- hinkley 10y agowhat?
- fit2rule 10y agoI think its only terrifying until you reach glide altitude, and then turn it off .. and then .. I think the whole thing is probably fun as hell.
- codeduck 10y agoUnfortunately the design of this aircraft means its glide ratio is probably not that good.
- Applejinx 10y agoIt can't possibly have an airfoil. That's got to be a purely symmetrical airfoil shape, otherwise it'd be flipping him over forward violently. I didn't believe this design at first sight, and when I saw it actually flying I was amazed at how dangerous it was. It's basically an air surfboard. Astonishing. The weight distribution is nuts, I can't see how he'd possibly regain control if it flipped backward or forward even once. It'd just tumble out of the sky with you on it.
- upofadown 10y agoYou would use an airfoil suitable for flying wings. They tend to curve up at the back. One of my gliding instructors used to fly this flying wing with reasonably good performance (35:1 glide ratio): * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marske_Pioneer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marske_Pioneer Note the comment about the narrow centre of gravity range. The instructor said that wearing his heavy boots would change the flying characteristics enough that he could notice. So such things exist and are at least somewhat practical.