Special forces to use strap-on 'Batwings'

[BrewMeister]

Hello all,

I first received this info from an old Army buddy and thought it was a hoax. However, after some research it appears to be genuine. Basically, a solider can jump from 33,000 feet, carry 200 pounds of gear/ordinance, and land 125 miles away, undetected. Pretty wild... anyone else every heard of it?

More info linky.

 

[Xav]

I saw these on another site, quite amazing, someone said it reminds them of the flying monkeys off the wizard of oz, I would have to agree to an extent.

 

[Hillbilly Steaks]

Talk about high speed, that is awesome!!

 

[stevehawk]

Whoa, they never had those back when I was jumping out of planes. Can you imagine how that would feel? Hell, I'd love to give it a shot!

 

[xRanger]

Thats sweet! I would give it a go in a heart beat!

 

[Xav]

You know how if you fly a kite and it catches the wind the wrong way and divebombs into the ground..I wonder how easily this could happen with the "strap-ons"?

If so that is scary stuff

 

[Corona Gigante]

Wow! Buck Rogers stuff.

 

[NullSmurf]

I doubt any human other than Buck Rogers will be flying it. I did everything the Navy asked of me, but I would NOT have strapped this thing on, except to pose for photos.

 

[2stroke_bluesmoke]

Actually, it has been tried, but is not in operational use right now. Still as an adrenaline junkie, I'd "strap" it on.

 

[fllbrent]

I marvel at what's out there we don't know about yet?

How long was the SR-71 in the air before "official" news leaked out 10-15-20 years???

It's good to be American!

Especially an American living in Florida!

 

[marcsheldon]

i think i had a g.i. joe figure that looked like that.

 

[Ludwig]

yah german developed but will be awhile before we adopt that....