Re: Spirit of towerjumpers revisited ?

[David Starer]

He achieved it!

See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3112095.stm for details

David Starer

"Jim Culp" > wrote in message
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> Well, it seems the Middle Ages or Enlightenment period
> of Europe did not satisfy man's quest for towerjumping.
>
>
> Or Channel humping, as the case may be.
>
> Yassuh, a couple days ago it was announced the latest
> batwinged jumper will try to jump across the English
> (or is it French?) Channel with batwings attached.
>
>
> Carbon fiber woven batwings, Batman !
>
> Looky here, yall
> goto
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3106147.stm
>
> to see the pitchers and his plans.....
>
> then listen to the news, especially BBC, for the Great
> Channel Jump is to happen on Thursday. Yup. It's
> all supposed to be over in a matter of minutes if all
> goes as planned, or less time if it does not. Across
> to Calais, jumping from 30,000 feet.
>
> Go Batman.
>
> Dancing on clouds,
>
> Keep it up!
>
> Jim Culp USA
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[303pilot]

Can the SSA & BGA (& other) contest committees look into getting Red Bull
to sponsor a soaring competition?
They sponsored that bit where people build things that resemble aircraft and
then run off the edge of a platform into a body of water (Lake Austin, in
Texas, among others) and now this.
Maybe they'd be interested in the real deal...

Brent
"David Starer" > wrote in message
...
> He achieved it!
>
> See http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3112095.stm for details
>
> David Starer
>
> "Jim Culp" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> >
> > Well, it seems the Middle Ages or Enlightenment period
> > of Europe did not satisfy man's quest for towerjumping.
> >
> >
> > Or Channel humping, as the case may be.
> >
> > Yassuh, a couple days ago it was announced the latest
> > batwinged jumper will try to jump across the English
> > (or is it French?) Channel with batwings attached.
> >
> >
> > Carbon fiber woven batwings, Batman !
> >
> > Looky here, yall
> > goto
> >
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3106147.stm
> >
> > to see the pitchers and his plans.....
> >
> > then listen to the news, especially BBC, for the Great
> > Channel Jump is to happen on Thursday. Yup. It's
> > all supposed to be over in a matter of minutes if all
> > goes as planned, or less time if it does not. Across
> > to Calais, jumping from 30,000 feet.
> >
> > Go Batman.
> >
> > Dancing on clouds,
> >
> > Keep it up!
> >
> > Jim Culp USA
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>