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01/Oct/2006 18:59 , Categories: General The other day I saw this amazing 'thing' fly past. But the really odd bit is that this person was neither gaining height nor decending... I am not sure exactly what is going o. This person actually carried on along the ridge line for alteast a mile, then turned around and 'flew?' right by me again just over the other ridge line and was gone.
Exactly what is this ? And how does somone using a 'chute stay at a near constant 10 - 12 feet off the ground height ? With no artificial propulsion ( since there was zero sound ).
For those of you who were not there, a picture to illustrate exactly what was going on:
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Karanbir Singh { http://www.karan.org/ }
6 comments
Probably something like this.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_paragliding
This has a link to electric versions but you should be able to see the propeller.
Perhaps they are using fans from Pentium 4 heat sinks instead!
Might be as simple as use of an electric motor and the removal of the guard cage....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_paragliding
This has a link to electric versions but you should be able to see the propeller.
Perhaps they are using fans from Pentium 4 heat sinks instead!
Might be as simple as use of an electric motor and the removal of the guard cage....
02/Oct/2006 @ 01:09
It doesn't even need to be a powered paraglider. Paragliders commonly ride along ridge-lines like this on the updraft. Paragliders weigh very little so it doesn't take much of an updraft to keep them aloft.
02/Oct/2006 @ 14:35
Comment from: Matthew Hooker [Visitor] 
If it is not powered then what is the pilot sitting on ?
02/Oct/2006 @ 22:15
a seat harness.
http://www.flyaboveall.com/harnesses.htm
http://www.flyaboveall.com/harnesses.htm
08/Oct/2006 @ 19:20
I saw some of these guys in the Black Forest. Looked freaking awesome.
11/Oct/2006 @ 01:26
Comment from: airix [Visitor]
as someone above said, in that case it flew in the updraft currents form by that ridge-dinamic flight(wind). thereś also thermal flight where the paraglider goes up, sometimes thousands of meters above sea level (3000m-4000m); glide ratio = between 7-10 approx (it flies 7 m horriz. and descend 1) min. sink rate aprox 1.1 m/s (if you fly into an updraft of 5 m/s you go up with 3.9m/s) . more info www.paraglidingforum.com you can ask there more, nice ppl around ;)
btw thanks for the tip with E17. still a beginner in linux ;)
btw thanks for the tip with E17. still a beginner in linux ;)
30/Jan/2007 @ 21:01
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