guy flies...yes flies....across English Channel

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » July 31, 2003, 2:59 pm

http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/europ ... index.html

sure he had some help from technology, but still pretty cool i think.

Skogen · Post by **Skogen** » July 31, 2003, 3:08 pm

That's pretty cool!

However, I think it's only a matter of time before the next news article about him will be about his untimely demise.

Zamtuk · Post by **Zamtuk** » July 31, 2003, 3:26 pm

What does Red Bull have to do with flying?

Voronwë · Post by **Voronwë** » July 31, 2003, 3:32 pm

they have an ad campaign that says "Red Bull gives you wings", this guy was going to get media attention, and he needed money to finance the operation.

i think its a good marketing tie-in for Red Bull myself.

Neost · Post by **Neost** » July 31, 2003, 3:36 pm

I read that article earlier.

He dropped from a plane and was using a carbon wing that he had designed/built.

He said it was so cold he still didn't feel anything. Wonder if he protected junior and the twins.

Truant · Post by **Truant** » July 31, 2003, 4:05 pm

Red Bull has done a marketing stunt type thing for a couple years at least....where people build some kind of wing device and run off a little ramp into a lake...I think it's a competition for who can fly the furtherest or something...I just remember seeing tiny clips on TLC or something...

This seems like an extension of that...

On a side, the idea of skydiving with a personal wing is an interesting idea...I can think of a few possible uses for that technology.

Aslanna · Post by **Aslanna** » July 31, 2003, 4:12 pm

Truant wrote:Red Bull has done a marketing stunt type thing for a couple years at least....where people build some kind of wing device and run off a little ramp into a lake...I think it's a competition for who can fly the furtherest or something...I just remember seeing tiny clips on TLC or something...

http://www.redbullflugtagusa.com/