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......I have no words to describe how awesome this must be
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 6:48 pm
by High Lord Tolkien
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:46 pm
by stonemaybe
omfg - i WANT one!
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:56 pm
by Menolly
Wahhh!!
Synopsis of the videos please for those of us on lowly dial-up access?
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 8:56 pm
by Lord Mhoram
That is really impressive.
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:25 pm
by High Lord Tolkien
Menolly wrote:Wahhh!!
Synopsis of the videos please for those of us on lowly dial-up access?
The red wings fold up a bit and he gets into a small slow flying propeller plane.
They reach a certian hieght and he jumps/falls out.
The wings expand/unfold (it wasn't clear how in the video)
He free falls for a bit then the rockets under the wings ignite.
It seems he can control the direction and pitch of the wings like on a real plane.
He "lands" feet down by deploying a parachute.
But this also wasn't too clear.
From the camera on his wing it looks like the chute released from his shoulders, he must have to wait until he's out of fuel and free falling again.
Posted: Fri Feb 02, 2007 9:34 pm
by wayfriend
It does look cool.
It also looks like it can create some pretty spectacular ways to die.
Spectacular Way to Die #1: crash headfirst into something at Mach 2.
Spectacular Way to Die #2: get a leg cramp at 50,000 feet.
Spectacular Way to Die #3: bird poop on plexiglas visor
etc.
Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2007 1:36 am
by A Gunslinger
Nifty. Where does one get a set of icarus wings?
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 3:16 am
by Elfgirl
I'll buy into one when they are commercially available!!
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2007 11:36 pm
by Tulizar
A Gunslinger wrote:Nifty. Where does one get a set of icarus wings?
I bought mine at the candlemaker's shop.
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 3:14 pm
by Holsety
Wayfriend wrote:It does look cool.
It also looks like it can create some pretty spectacular ways to die.
Spectacular Way to Die #1: crash headfirst into something at Mach 2.
Spectacular Way to Die #2: get a leg cramp at 50,000 feet.
Spectacular Way to Die #3: bird poop on plexiglas visor
etc.
To be fair, I think #1 destroy most planes, if the "thing" is hard enough.
I guess it all comes down to the question of whether it's more painful to bash open your brain, or to die in a fiery explosion and being crunched in your seat or something.