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17 Awesome - Human Glides off mountain in WingSuitNational Geographic Adventure has posted video of rock climber Dean Potter, a 2009 Adventurer of the Year honoree. Potter specializes in wingsuit jumps, which allow him to glide through the air for minutes... more inside 33 Pigeon: Impossible"A rookie secret agent is faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase."
... more inside 75 Flight 1549 Computer Reconstruction.The full flight of US Airways Flight 1549, from take-off to the moment it comes to rest in the Hudson River. Completely epic. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549 38 Bumped from 1st Class for Wearing a Jump SuitA best buy exec is livid after being bumped from 1st class by a gate agent for wearing a jump suit. 15 Final 4 Red Bull Air Race Abu Dhabi 2009Final 4 - the showdown of the best 4 pilots in the Red Bull Air Race 12 Dutch scientists demo electric kiteJust one small kite can generate 10kW. Imagine what a whole fleet of them could do. 14 RC Model Aerial FootageWhat it must be like to be a bird in Sao Vincente, which is on the coast near Sao Paulo, Brazil. -23° 58' 32.05", -46° 22' 16.87" 57 Maddow on the F-22 RaptorThe raptor has finally been killed. Maddow reviews the history behind this $356M jet (each) and lays out some of its mindboggling features. For example, for every hour this baby spends in the air, 30 minutes of maintenance are required. 20 Bat intrudes on Spurs VS Kings Game on HalloweenManu Ginobili stop an interrupting bat on their Halloween game! 39 Lockheed Sabre Warrior: Bringing your Nightmares to LifeThe new Lockheed-Martin Sabre Warrior UAV can carry multiple armaments, fly supersonically, deliver smart-bombs, fight air-to-air, refuel in flight. Basically this is a supersonic Hunter-Killer come to life. Sarah Connor is doomed. 25 Buzzard Gets Clipped By Wind TurbineOuch! I'm not sure if this is sad or not. If the buzzard was human we would definitely call it an idiot and laugh... 96 Fanwing - Incredible New Form of AircraftGuy replaces wing and propellor with an entirely new method of using a horizontal axis fan instead aerofoil wing. A little clumsy looking as a prototype, but given the years since the airplane was invented... more inside | Top Sift for Nov 20th, 2009Friends O' the Sift Top New Wings Videos by Vote Subscribe Top 15 Wings Sifters of All Time Top 4 Wings Sifters of the Past Week Newest Appreciated Comments |