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    Yves Rossy (Jetman) flies with a 2 meter flying wing

    A must see video, part of the TED talks.
    http://www.ted.com/talks/yves_rossy_...he_jetman.html
    Airplanes LIKE to fly : Helicopters WANT to kill you.

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    Great watch! Thanks

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    That is the GREATEST thing I have ever seen! I want one!

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    Oh man, this is swis.... eh sweet again.

    Eh trappy, how about TBS- jetman formation flight?

    Finally you could use the BoS for good!!!

    edit: those turbines look like jetcats!
    Last edited by egosession; 6th January 2012 at 09:51 PM.
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    Yes, he uses 4 x JetCat P200-SX.

    I found this video rather poignant. They encountered problems where his vTX interfered with the jet's FADEC and the solution... move it further away and wrap it in tin-foil!

    Play from 2 minutes in...


    View this video on YouTube

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    Supposedly HK is coming with a turbine engine in february. I'm not that heavy, so i only need three.

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    That looks like it will take the hair right off your legs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ian Davidson View Post
    Yes, he uses 4 x JetCat P200-SX.

    I found this video rather poignant. They encountered problems where his vTX interfered with the jet's FADEC and the solution... move it further away and wrap it in tin-foil!

    Play from 2 minutes in...
    We should invite him to visit FPVLAB in order to solve his video problems *g*
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