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Franz Reichelt clearly failed in his approach, but his idea was not crazy -- today we have wingsuits that can fly.
by platypii 10y ago
Franz Reichelt clearly failed in his approach, but his idea was not crazy -- today we have wingsuits that can fly.
- grondilu 10y agoYet as of today nobody has ever landed with just a wingsuit. You need a parachute.
- an_cap 10y agoNot true. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Connery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Connery
- grondilu 10y agoThat's an argument of semantics. I mean people can jump onto giant airbags without either parachute or jumpsuit from very high heights. I wouldn't call that landing, and in any case that's not what Franz Reichet was attempting.