Jetman
 

Almost convinced me to buy a Breitling
 

That is cool!!

He must have upped the performance---it used to be he could only descend with power; now it appears he can maintain altitude.

That must be cold......

Not only maintain altitude, but maneuver - you saw there at the end the lag roll right?! :eek: Not bad position keeping at all there in (loose) parade. Gutsy getting that close even. He must have full confidence in his maneuverability and fine position keeping.

USMCFLYR

Total Energy
 

USMC:

In previous versions of his wing, he would start by jumping from an airplane (at high altitude), then light up his engines. He did loops, rolls, chandelles, etc, but overall, he was losing energy (altitude) after each maneuver. When low enough, he would deploy the chute.

It appears now that he can maintain altitude while maneuvering, until he runs out of fuel. That's still a big gain. (The human-fuselage isn't exactly area-ruled). ;)

Cold.... and LOUD!!!!! Four screaming engines turning 112,000 rpm.

From his homepage, he claims 1000 ft/min @ 100 kts (330 m/min @ 180 km/h).

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