byCharlie Martin
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And he lands in line with a nice pair of parallel tracks in the grass. At least he waited for the towing vehicle to clear the shot.
In the immortal words of Senator Vreenak….
IT’S A FAAAAAAAKE.
It’s a hoax.
Basic aero physics says that to fly so much weight on a 35-40 ft wingspan would require at least a couple horsepower. That’s not coming from his flapping arms, that’s for sure.
Here’s what a real human-powered ornithopter looks like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E77j1imdhQ
As a minimum you need at least a 100 ft span, and leg power, pedaling flat out.
Not even a good fake video.
EINFACH UNGLAUBLICH!!
Oh, those goofy Krauts! What will they do next? Invade Poland? It’s amazing that noone ever thought of just doing that before! It seems so simple!
(Tow truck sold seperately)
No way is this human powered. Some faking or cgi is involved here.
Hoax! See here:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/humanbirdwings.asp
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And he lands in line with a nice pair of parallel tracks in the grass. At least he waited for the towing vehicle to clear the shot.
In the immortal words of Senator Vreenak….
IT’S A FAAAAAAAKE.
It’s a hoax.
Basic aero physics says that to fly so much weight on a 35-40 ft wingspan would require at least a couple horsepower. That’s not coming from his flapping arms, that’s for sure.
Here’s what a real human-powered ornithopter looks like:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E77j1imdhQ
As a minimum you need at least a 100 ft span, and leg power, pedaling flat out.
Not even a good fake video.
EINFACH UNGLAUBLICH!!
Oh, those goofy Krauts!
What will they do next? Invade Poland?
It’s amazing that noone ever thought of just doing that before!
It seems so simple!
(Tow truck sold seperately)
No way is this human powered. Some faking or cgi is involved here.
Hoax! See here:
http://www.snopes.com/photos/technology/humanbirdwings.asp