Bird Man!

Guess · 10-09-2004, 12:34 PM

Who hasn't dreamed of flying through the sky??

Guess · 10-09-2004, 12:36 PM

this is different from parachuting because you don't free fall, you actually fly forward, and when you get to a certain altitude, you full the chute.

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www.bird-man.com

Guess · 10-09-2004, 12:40 PM

*pull* the chute

xoxoxoBruce · 10-09-2004, 07:45 PM

Looks like it would be tough to walk in that outfit.
Was that last one Bird-Elvis?

wolf · 10-09-2004, 08:11 PM

I thought it was the Bird-Pope.

York · 10-10-2004, 03:48 AM

Dont they make them in Grey or Black, with some nice detailed work, like feathers?

Happy Monkey · 10-10-2004, 07:40 AM

You'd probably not want to wear something like that over hunting country....

Undertoad · 10-10-2004, 09:09 AM

I think the pics are fake but it's an interesting concept.

Elspode · 10-10-2004, 10:58 AM

I've seen this sort of thing on the Discovery Channel. Specifically, there's some (I believe French?) guy who wears one of these outfits and goes zooming all over. There's even a record for duration and distance of flight from a given jump altitude.

I don't know for a fact that these pics are real, but the freefall/flight concept is absolutely genuine.

Guess · 10-10-2004, 10:59 AM

go to www.bird-man.com and check it out for yourself

York · 10-10-2004, 11:42 AM

Yep, i also saw that french dude on tv! He' s been doing this for a while now and im sure he still does! He goes by ....miles / hour and .....minutes flying,
Cant remember the specifics anymore and dont wanna try to calculate! ( over here its kilometrs/hour!!)

Kitsune · 10-11-2004, 10:44 AM

Still doesn't hold a candle to the original.

Clodfobble · 10-11-2004, 10:57 AM

OBJECTION!!

Overruled.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-11-2004, 06:37 PM

Imposters everywhere!

Elspode · 10-11-2004, 09:34 PM

Wasn't Icarus the original?

10-09-2004, 12:34 PM	#1
Guess What's my name? Guess Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	Bird Man! Who hasn't dreamed of flying through the sky?? Attached Images __________________ "Earth laughs in flowers" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-09-2004, 12:36 PM	#2
Guess What's my name? Guess Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	this is different from parachuting because you don't free fall, you actually fly forward, and when you get to a certain altitude, you full the chute. HTML Code: www.bird-man.com Attached Images __________________ "Earth laughs in flowers" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-09-2004, 12:40 PM	#3
Guess What's my name? Guess Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	pull the chute Attached Images __________________ "Earth laughs in flowers" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-09-2004, 07:45 PM	#4
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Looks like it would be tough to walk in that outfit. Was that last one Bird-Elvis? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-09-2004, 08:11 PM	#5
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I thought it was the Bird-Pope. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

10-10-2004, 03:48 AM	#6
York Operations Operative Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tienen , Belgium Posts: 537	Dont they make them in Grey or Black, with some nice detailed work, like feathers?

10-10-2004, 07:40 AM	#7
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	You'd probably not want to wear something like that over hunting country.... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-10-2004, 09:09 AM	#8
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I think the pics are fake but it's an interesting concept.

10-10-2004, 10:58 AM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I've seen this sort of thing on the Discovery Channel. Specifically, there's some (I believe French?) guy who wears one of these outfits and goes zooming all over. There's even a record for duration and distance of flight from a given jump altitude. I don't know for a fact that these pics are real, but the freefall/flight concept is absolutely genuine. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

10-10-2004, 10:59 AM	#10
Guess What's my name? Guess Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 69	go to www.bird-man.com and check it out for yourself __________________ "Earth laughs in flowers" ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

10-10-2004, 11:42 AM	#11
York Operations Operative Join Date: May 2004 Location: Tienen , Belgium Posts: 537	Yep, i also saw that french dude on tv! He' s been doing this for a while now and im sure he still does! He goes by ....miles / hour and .....minutes flying, Cant remember the specifics anymore and dont wanna try to calculate! ( over here its kilometrs/hour!!)

10-11-2004, 10:44 AM	#12
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Still doesn't hold a candle to the original.

10-11-2004, 10:57 AM	#13
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	OBJECTION!! Overruled.

10-11-2004, 06:37 PM	#14
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Imposters everywhere! __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump. Last edited by xoxoxoBruce; 04-07-2007 at 05:59 PM.

10-11-2004, 09:34 PM	#15
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	Wasn't Icarus the original? Attached Images __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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