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Title: Rocket Man crosses the English Channel
Post by: Dadsguns on September 26, 2008, 07:14:03 AM
Could you imagine using this to dogfight, it would take the place of this game.   One good thing about it, you would only HO once.... :lol :lol
Title: Re: Rocket Man crosses the English Channel
Post by: Shane on September 26, 2008, 07:20:52 AM
To infinity and beyond!!

 :rock
Title: Re: Rocket Man crosses the English Channel
Post by: crazyivan on September 26, 2008, 05:38:54 PM
(http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j45/pjny/Elton.jpg)

lol just kiddn. here's the one link.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-oQ--U-WaQ
Title: Re: Rocket Man crosses the English Channel
Post by: crockett on September 26, 2008, 11:22:10 PM
I've been following this guy for a while off and on. Last I heard he was in talks with the US military to develop some units for testing with the Special Forces.
Title: Re: Rocket Man crosses the English Channel
Post by: SectorNine50 on September 27, 2008, 03:18:15 AM
Quote from: crockett on September 26, 2008, 11:22:10 PM
I've been following this guy for a while off and on. Last I heard he was in talks with the US military to develop some units for testing with the Special Forces.
Doesn't seem very covert to me... :confused:
Title: Re: Rocket Man crosses the English Channel
Post by: BaDkaRmA158Th on September 27, 2008, 07:00:23 AM
Oh comon, you mean 8 guys with two mini jet engines straped to there legs would make people look!?

its called a diversion. ;)


Oh btw, Gi Joe did it first.
Title: Re: Rocket Man crosses the English Channel
Post by: Dadsguns on September 27, 2008, 09:57:12 AM
Quote from: SectorNine50 on September 27, 2008, 03:18:15 AM
Doesn't seem very covert to me... :confused:

This would be very covert, they would be able to greatley increase the range in which they can deploy SPECOP troops in HIHO operations.
Title: Re: Rocket Man crosses the English Channel
Post by: crockett on September 27, 2008, 12:46:20 PM
Quote from: SectorNine50 on September 27, 2008, 03:18:15 AM
Doesn't seem very covert to me... :confused:

At high alts no one will ever hear them. They can then drop guys in for example off a coast then they can fly in using these rocket back packs flying much longer distances vs dropping straight out of a aircraft and then falling downward. A rocket backpack like this would allow them to fly sideways so to speak vs free falling straight down.

btw I found this video about him. Gives a pretty good background on him getting ready for the flight across the channel.

http://www.hublot.com/hublot_prod/site/hublot/index.php

Still haven't found any video of his flight across the channel though.

edit...

just found a partial video of the flight

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2008/09/27/video-buzz-lightyear-rocket-man-yves-rossy-crosses-the-channel-in-13-minutes-115875-20755282/