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December 28, 2007

Shai Dorsai!

DefenseTech claims wing suits could "change the face of special ops".

I caught a segment during this morning's "Today Show" that documented this jump and was blown away by the flight path control these jumpers have. The bald jumper went on to say that he's shooting for a "no parachute" capability with wing suits. Now, as any student pilot knows, a flared landing takes some practice, so you can imagine how tricky arresting a gigantic rate of descent with a wing suit would be - not to mention, unlike powered flight, if you mismanage your energy, you are totally hosed.

Posted by Ghost of a flea at December 28, 2007 07:23 AM

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Yeah, and Dickson wasn't very good on that tactics stuff. Remember, the parachute, or it's wingsuit successor, is only a delivery means.

Cheers

Posted by: J.M. Heinrichs [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 28, 2007 11:50 PM

You do realize I now have no choice but to ask for a critique of Dorsai tactics. And possibly a Dorsai vs Slan / Dorsai vs Fremen / Dorsai vs Kzinti appraisal.

Posted by: Ghost of a flea [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 29, 2007 02:31 AM

You really don't want that ... do you? "Tactics of Mistake" was a bad attempt at humour: who uses a football team playbook as a basis for small unit tactics. And reserve buoyancy is important to submariners and tankers.

Cheers

Posted by: J.M. Heinrichs [TypeKey Profile Page] at December 29, 2007 02:54 AM