Speed riding the Eiger
A new sport combining skiing, paragliding and sky-diving is taking off in the Alps. Here two speed riders fly down the most fearsome peak of all: the Eiger in Switzerland.
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6. zf1 commented 15 years ago
#3 good catch!!! didnt see that one
there is a good possibility they could be using small turbojet engines. these engines are used for things like experimental lightweight aircraft and UAVs. at 0:28 you can see fumes from it. it appears as if they are attached to the ski boot.
picture of a turbojet engine:
http://jetbeetle.com/X150_image/wasp2_h20s.JPG
article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbojet
there is a good possibility they could be using small turbojet engines. these engines are used for things like experimental lightweight aircraft and UAVs. at 0:28 you can see fumes from it. it appears as if they are attached to the ski boot.
picture of a turbojet engine:
http://jetbeetle.com/X150_image/wasp2_h20s.JPG
article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbojet
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7. rubi commented 15 years ago
i doubt its something like turbojet engines...think its just smoke, so u can them see easier (of the helicopter).
http://www.snotr.com/video/670 here they dont have these things, and seems to be not so slower without it...
anyway this Alpine Speed Paragliding seems to make lots of fun xD
http://www.snotr.com/video/670 here they dont have these things, and seems to be not so slower without it...
anyway this Alpine Speed Paragliding seems to make lots of fun xD
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10. acker commented 15 years ago
For better quality of your head tilting you can find this video here: http://www.acro-base.com/en/galerie/video/video.htm ( http://www.acro-base.com/fr/imgs/galerie/video/videos/eiger06/eiger-faf-emb.mov 26MB, good download speed)
Anyway, this people are sick, in a medical sense.
Anyway, this people are sick, in a medical sense.
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15. darthclericus commented 15 years ago
#3. #7 has it correct. That would be smoke. It's used for easy identification during flight by other fliers on the mountain. Since there could be others up there including his buddy! Good observation!
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17. CorpseGrinder commented 15 years ago
totally awesome
and damn at 1:10 ....that would have freaked me out^^
and damn at 1:10 ....that would have freaked me out^^
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21. LittleHooker commented 15 years ago
the guys skimming the mountains in flight suits have bigger balls, but this is pretty bitchin.
+8 1. rjavc commented 15 years ago