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Darin
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 Posted: Jun 06, 2006 3:48 pm Post subject: You got board, bindings, boat, you're missing this |
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How cool could it be......
Part of the story:
Whole story here:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=389357&in_page_id=1770
| Quote: | Elite special forces troops being dropped behind enemy lines on covert missions are to ditch their traditional parachutes in favour of strap-on stealth wings.
The lightweight carbon fibre mono-wings will allow them to jump from high altitudes and then glide 120 miles or more before landing - making them almost impossible to spot, as their aircraft can avoid flying anywhere near the target.
The technology was demonstrated in spectacular fashion three years ago when Austrian daredevil Felix Baumgartner - a pioneer of freefall gliding - famously 'flew' across the English Channel, leaping out of an aircraft 30,000ft above Dover and landing safely near Calais 12 minutes later.
Wearing an aerodynamic suit, and with a 6ft wide wing strapped to his back, he soared across the sea at 220mph, moving six feet forward through the air for every one foot he fell vertically - and opened his parachute 1,000ft above the ground before landing safely. |
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kmagnuss
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| Posted: Jun 06, 2006 3:50 pm Post subject: |
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Look at all those great places to hook the rope to!
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Darin
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| Posted: Jun 06, 2006 3:58 pm Post subject: |
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| How wild would it be to be able to 'fly' behind the boat and land and take off with your board on.
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Waveblaster785
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| Posted: Jun 06, 2006 5:53 pm Post subject: |
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Have you guys ever heard of the Manta Ray?? It's an inflatable that you tow behind the boat, goes up to 30ish feet in the air. Had one about 20+ foot in the air memorial day weekend. 
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nickdakoolkat
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| Posted: Jun 06, 2006 7:00 pm Post subject: |
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Waveblaster785, I have heard there have been a few deaths this year from falling off of those tubes.
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RufioSwashbuckle
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| Posted: Jun 06, 2006 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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I rue the day that I ride a kite tube because I know that I'll hurt myself. I'll stick to my 3-stage for the moment...
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jimb0
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2006 10:28 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, kite tubes are turning out to be rather dangerous it seems. I busted my eardrum just a couple weeks ago because of one of those cursed things.
I could definitely see myself strapping on a nice set of lightweight carbon fibre mono-wings though...
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TP83
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2006 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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| i want one of those. the inflatable tubes are sick just for fun i'd jump off it into the water.
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Swass
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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| My name is Bond. James Bond.
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Wakebrad
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2006 1:36 pm Post subject: |
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haha that thing is sweet.
It would be awesome to have a personal flying device but it would probably have to be too bulky.
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hco
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2006 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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| We just got one of the kite tubes, I plan on being the first person to try a barrel-roll, and also the first person to jump off of it at full height. We will see if I get hurt. I will try to get some pictures.
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Commodore
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2006 2:50 pm Post subject: |
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Swass, BWWWAAAAA HA HA HA HA ROFLMAO!!!! 
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pilot_ryder
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| Posted: Jun 07, 2006 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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| i already have one...in blue
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wkebrd3
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| Posted: Jun 09, 2006 10:44 am Post subject: |
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jpminter
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| Posted: Jun 09, 2006 10:53 am Post subject: |
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| omg, that is hilarious. i thought he was gonna wipe out at first.
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Jeff206
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| Posted: Jun 09, 2006 10:56 am Post subject: |
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holy crap! that is insane 
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Canucked
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| Posted: Jun 09, 2006 11:21 am Post subject: |
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I first saw that video in a Warren Miller movie screening, I think they said he was only a cople meters from the mountain.
Everyone in the theatre just started cheering. Crazy SOB
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Jeff206
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| Posted: Jun 09, 2006 11:24 am Post subject: |
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| I wonder how little the wind would need to shift to slam that guy into the mountain...
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hco
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| Posted: Jun 09, 2006 11:50 am Post subject: |
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| It just makes me want to ski dive that much more, simply amazing. I definitely want to try one of those suits so bad.
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QNev
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| Posted: Jun 09, 2006 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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Waveblaster785, hahaha... Got pulled on one last summer... Daaaamn that thing hurts the little guy!
I'd really hate to be the first guy to try that stunt
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QNev
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| Posted: Jun 09, 2006 5:42 pm Post subject: |
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Waveblaster785, hahaha... Got pulled on one last summer... Daaaamn that thing hurts the little guy!
I'd really hate to be the first guy to try that stunt
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