Wingsuits and gliders flying together (Daily Telegraph picture)

[Grey Havoc]

Skydivers 'fly' in formation with gliders in daring stunt over the Alps. At speeds of up to 120mph the skydivers, wearing specially-designed aerodynamic winged suits, fly alongside the planes.
Picture: Red Bill

 

[Grey Havoc]

And while we are on the subject of wingsuits....

Gary Connery: stuntman completes 2400ft skydive without a parachute (Daily Telegraph)

 

[Stargazer]

And while we are on the subject of wingsuits....

Gary Connery: stuntman completes 2400ft skydive without a parachute (Daily Telegraph)

Ironic that the French "connerie" means something like "bullshit" or "crappy nonsense"... ;D

 

[Mat Parry]

;D

Je vous demande pardon?

 

[Stargazer]

;D

Sean's latest "connerie"...

http://youtu.be/ypjKxGCgO8E

Never was a man paid so much for doing so little... (and he's not even good at it!)

 

[hagaricus]

And while we are on the subject of wingsuits....

Gary Connery: stuntman completes 2400ft skydive without a parachute (Daily Telegraph)

I've been wondering when the wingsuit'ers were going to attempt some sort of chuteless landing.. I rather envisioned someone with skis flaring out onto a fairly steep slope, however...

 

[mz]

That would be so easy to make as a spoof. Radio control a wingsuit puppet and then fly it into the box pile where a guy is waiting in a wingsuit to emerge a bit later.

 

[Grey Havoc]

Via MilitaryPhotos.net, a much older example of wingsuits:

http://io9.com/malcolm-wheeler/
http://www.icarusreport.blogspot.ie/2006/06/when-theres-no-seat-cushion-flotation.html

 

[Orionblamblam]

;D

Sean's latest "connerie"...



Never was a man paid so much for doing so little... (and he's not even good at it!)

 

[The Artist]

This seems to be the place for this bit of fiction.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68AqHwgk2s8

 

[Grey Havoc]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Sxyft6-hZrI
http://sploid.gizmodo.com/woman-in-wingsuit-flies-through-a-gap-between-two-build-1748600171​