tango4
July 31st 03, 05:31 AM
When is a wing not a wing?
I've just watched Felix Baumgartner land live on television.
He has a 1.5 m span 'wing' contraption strapped to his back. In effect we
have a bloke who has succesfully talked a drinks company out of a chunk of
money to fly a very low performance glider across the channel. Something
that was first done over 70 years ago from an initial drop height of
probably 1500' or less.
He's now off for a 'champagne breakfast' - he can't even be bothered to
drink the sponsors stuff!
Personally I think the whole thing is a load of bull ****!
:-)
Ian
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I've just watched Felix Baumgartner land live on television.
He has a 1.5 m span 'wing' contraption strapped to his back. In effect we
have a bloke who has succesfully talked a drinks company out of a chunk of
money to fly a very low performance glider across the channel. Something
that was first done over 70 years ago from an initial drop height of
probably 1500' or less.
He's now off for a 'champagne breakfast' - he can't even be bothered to
drink the sponsors stuff!
Personally I think the whole thing is a load of bull ****!
:-)
Ian
"Mark Stevens" > wrote in
message ...
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3106147.stm
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