Comments on: Daring Bird-Man Soars At 10,000 Ft. On Homemade Wings http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/04/24/daring-bird-man-soars-at-10000-ft-on-homemade-wings/ Yesterday's tomorrow, today. Sat, 30 Aug 2008 14:11:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Theo http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/04/24/daring-bird-man-soars-at-10000-ft-on-homemade-wings/#comment-1056447 Theo Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:13:49 +0000 http://blog.modernmechanix.com/2006/04/24/daring-bird-man-soars-at-10000-ft-on-homemade-wings/#comment-1056447 At least Lara Croft is thankful for his pioneering work. How times change: 1935: "While aviation authorities who witnessed the stunt failed to see any practical value in man’s new “conquest of the air...” 2006: "Elite special forces troops being dropped behind enemy lines on covert missions are to ditch their traditional parachutes in favour of strap-on stealth wings." http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-389357/Special-forces-use-strap-Batwings.html And a very strange incident: http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/pecanbatman/ regards, Theo At least Lara Croft is thankful for his pioneering work. How times change:

1935: “While aviation authorities who witnessed the stunt failed to see any practical value in man’s new “conquest of the air…”

2006: “Elite special forces troops being dropped behind enemy lines on covert missions are to ditch their traditional parachutes in favour of strap-on stealth wings.”
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new.....wings.html

And a very strange incident:
http://www.cryptomundo.com/cry.....canbatman/

regards,

Theo

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