High wind footlaunch

[lenswork4]

Very curious to know what type of aircraft that is? I've not seen a rigid wing craft like that.

[ThisIs84]

Amazing!

[Sasun1997]

wooooow



[nestofdragons]

Well, that is what they call footlaunched to the maximum. :)

[FoetalSpace]

A flying wing you can fly! that's not only amazing, it's really quite beautiful to watch

[Tigorfc]

lol...... Good Video, I like this video

[Domzdream]

wow. What kind of hanglider is this. I've seen it on tv years ago. Is it much more expensive than a hang glider?

[mountaindewdude76]

thats amazing.  very neat to see.

[roosterinboro]

That was too awesome. What wind speed does it take for a launch like that?

[poweredparagliding]

@roosterinboro

About 25MPH in the video if I remember correctly.

[paroxysm419]

"I must go...my planet needs me."

[zidrater]

Impressive. How do you land it though? Can you just come to a swift glide down and considering you're at an angle run along with it?

[poweredparagliding]

@zidrater

Yes.

And right before you stall you''ll touch down.

[afgrocks123]

Nice Landing Gear...

[kokopelli314]

SWIFT is a great design!

[mcgrath9]

it actually looks very stable, but Im just an aircraft mechanic for the past 18 years, so what the hell do I know.

[mikegroocockguitar]

WOW, braver than me, might have a go if it was tied to the ground.

[FrozenFuelPump]

He just.. levitate and then fly back to his planet... amazing

[TheMissionkill]

What is this? Also that looks insanely unstable. If you lean in the seat do you just veer to the side.?

[poweredparagliding]

@TheMissionkill

It's a Submarine.

[Houseplanman]

He's strapped to a big kite!

[cheshirepat30]

This is one of the coolest things I have ever seen.

[beverkill]

The Wright Brothers would be jealous, That was cool.

[darrendsi]

I want one. :)

[63Gleb]

Здорово*молодец



[kimsefood]

Is this footage taken at the Wasserkuppe, Germany? What was the approximate relative wind speed for initial launch? And lastly, what is the gross weight of the aircraft?

[MGPauerfunkexD]

cool...diesen glider hatte ich auch beim fs2004

[udovdh]

What brand/type of device is that?

[micheldezanger]

nice!

[webworkhere]

I'll trade you my Catalinia yatch for that.

[webworkhere]

Sweet, that's got to be fun.

[gunnergibson]

hahaha  :-)

[emp29]

That's a weird costume to have for Halloween.

[1Dynno]

How do I get one like that?

[celtic620]

can we see the landing..???? awesome take off..!!!

[DragonBoyGame]

No Broom????

[poweredparagliding]

@DragonBoyGame

Not anymore, I upgraded! ;)

[shailukala]

on what principle this is flying? i didnt understand no machine in it

[johnfiorenza5]

@shailukala

what does it look like its flying with wind. and anyways its a waste of gas to use it and a battery is expensive

[kwazmokid]

@shailukala you dont need an enginge or any type of machineary to "fly"

[bRadicalmagic1]

MoLy HoLy...WOW ! ! !

[egertt905]

well how do you land this awesome plane?

[sorejaxx]

Süper... insan aklı nelere çalışıyor!

[SEThatered]

I've seen a photo of this glider on some forum a while ago.

People were arguing that somebody photoshopped legs to a glider plane.

And they were laughing at it (photo was labeled: "landing gear fail")

I haven't succeeded in finding out the brand of the plane back then.

Now that i found "swift" it again, i laugh at those ignorant fools that know squat about hang gliding.

[TheOwlBerlin]

What a great video - no matter how many times i watch it, i never get tired of it!!! Please post MORE - THANKS!!!

[ADHDcrazy86]

so what happens when u land?

[ddemko100]

It's a VTOL glider!!!

[QuinnFreakinLynch]

thats the coolest fucking thing ive ever seen

[PenorBethith]

thats AMAZING

[Deetay1000]

Wooow that's Incredible, even though I understand the Science behind the theory of flight, it always feels so magical to see it!!

[PANDASPANDORA]

that was awesome. haha

[goldbullet50]

Isn't that unstable if it doesn't have that back thing like planes have? I don't even know it's name :D

[lspeth]

The Wright brothers would have loved to see that!

[goldbullet50]

We don't really have places like this in here Finland, at least not a lot.

[ICU2P]

How much ?!? :L

[SlayingBB324]

do you still have the designs? whats it made out of? how much did it cost?

I want to build one :D

[morovichUKxboxlive]

wow :)

[CHamm35]

Awesome!

[SpaseCubeLtd]

Now that looks like the sport for me! Where do I sign up?! :D

[flyingscience]

Awesome video .I get tons of crazy comments as well .Check out my flight videos , but its not your type of flight . I suppose the windows keeps the wind from bothering you . Do other types have open, non cockpits like hang gliders ?

[poweredparagliding]

@flyingscience

Yes those are around as well.

[Baldovino63]

When the glider start to "float" is like a dream... I'm a bit jealous... only a bit.

OK, a LOT jealous... :P

[PARATERRORIST]

i would gladly trade my paragliders for one of these!!!!!

[spamstoper3]

☆☆☆☆☆

[MopperInc]

ha thats awesome

[MopperInc]

lol

[jad1025]

My life is boring GOD DAMMIT!

[LucianHalo]

where can I buy one? and how much?

[SuperRcbuilder]

Airplane with ZIRO operational cost !

[diegorbenavides]

Haha, looks like a cool way to die. Like that comment...

[gliderrider]

I'm holding out until the two seater version arrives. LoL!

[ciregod]

HES A WITCH BURN HIM

[poweredparagliding]

@ciregod

LOL

[poweredparagliding]

@ciregod

Come & get me! lol

[sthral]

how do you control pitch on this?

[Dhragonfly]

the land with that must be pretty interesting..

[cmauriciohenriquez]

EXELENT VIDEO,.,. JUST EXELENT AIR PLANE, WHICH COUNTRY IS THERE?

[jonny96]

Fantastic, was expecting you to run or something!

High Lift + Low weight = CRAZY MAGIC TAKEOFF!!!

[ricardot82]

how can 30 people not like this!!!!

[MyExtreme7]

cooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­oooooooooooooooooool

[rreidnauer]

That is about as close as one can get to being a bird.

[JamesWitte]

@rreidnauer no, wingsuits

[doffincodger]

I would just love to fly a 'foot launched Swift. I currently fly my Pilatus B4PC11AF, plus other aerobatic sailplanes. I still retain my love of flying hang gliders. Can any Swift owners , spare a flight please?

[ib422000]

Sweet freedom at last................when he finally lifts off, it must be an exhilarating experience beyond words!

[mrTreekiller666]

i want it

[stilkus]

I always liked to see people planking, but believe me this shit is better !!

[TheHevquip]

Can I make one with a shorter wingspan? I want to put a motor on something like this, but they all have frickin' huge wingspans.

[1Dynno]

How is this model glider?

[Beech23Sundowner]

sweet id love to do that someday

[VanKlaunch]

Does it have rudder and aileron control? Or do you control it by shifting your weight or something?

[pavelpascha]

I WANT IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT

[hootypatootie]

How do you land one of those?

[nagrom355]

Does your life insurance agent watch youtube?

[MrKevdeath666]

Looks like a really cool way to die.

[ColdShoulder01]

Must be scary landing

[SKcrixilis]

how do you get down after take off?

[charleenguyen]

WOW! vertical take off!

[cuthysmalz2]

wicked scary



[vseslav1]

how do you get down? All I saw was you going upwards

[trentz0r]

...How do you land that?

[cloggedpitot1]

That was awesome!!

[Geistkampfer]

are you a wizard???

[poweredparagliding]

@Geistkampfer

How did you know? lol

[allenbina]

how cold does your butt get?

[iHuglittlegirls]

that looks highly unstable, like it could nosedive any second.

[intensity1]

Aren't you afraid to die?

[xDontFaintx]

That looks so dangerous omg, how do you land it ? O_O

[SnifflyWhale]

Jolly good!

[nnagflar]

What is swearing?  Are there certain words, or are you concerned about intentions?

[Penduluman]

imagine not knowing how to land and before u knew it u would be hundreds of feet in the air. as soon as he lifted off i said to my self JUMP OUT! LOL

[awaizy]

You have some serious thrill issues, dude. Awesome.

[awaizy]

You have some serious thrill issues.

[fidju]

shit man, that was fuckin awesome!

[gd01skorpius]

Awesome man! Haha with you legs hanging out underneath it kinda reminded me of the Flintstones :)

[KnightMD]

Did he died?

[mykalmint400]

fuckity fuck boners mister!

[aseme]

How do you land?

[DanyBob2]

oh shiiiiiit!



[lmFromNorway]

That's fucking cool. 

[cleanupman22]

wtf please tell me you have a parachute on

[DancingWasabi]

How the heck do you land that thing?

[extremepietbh]

I'll bet you a steak lunch he said "tally ho" as he took off

[11karg]

that looks so dangerous. fuck that

[winterguy1]

dude thats cool but your crazy thing looks like a death trap

[dstrbd528]

yo that FUCKING SHIT WAS SO FUCKING MOTHER FUCKING COOL YO SHIT DAWG. shit man but no lie that shit was like the coolest fucking non asshole thing ive seen dude. shit. shit fuck man that insane

[WHansen8]

Is that a fitted cap or a snapback??

[aspIoded]

wat

[JellyBellyJustin]

please send me the schematics for this. i must build one of my own

[hahaha12345678993]

how do you land, any footage of that

[wasserreicher]

want one 

[tuca999]

....coool...ithink with glider Ka6E its also possible....

[fcentaur]

Like from a fairy-tale!

[MAGICatBEN]

that is sooo cool

[kobasica]

your legs must get cold

[bnmguy2]

i've seen videos of these aircraft but never got the name of them but still awesome video

[bnmguy2]

i've seen videos of these aircraft but never got the name of them

[Keinlicht]

Wow, thats an interesting glider. What's it made out of?

Also ive never understood the 'no swearing' thing.

[poweredparagliding]

@Keinlicht

It is made of a fiberglass/composite material.

And regarding the "no swearing" thing...although not many you would not believe the low class comments (such a swearing & spam) I am getting. Those I do NOT approve. Everything else yes.

[oldfart387]

@poweredparagliding Very nice for a change!

[Pagweb]

Do you have to ask god to give you a hand, or does this happen naturally?

[wollin20]

Otho Lilienthal would have appreciated...A dream come true!

[darkpower723]

dear santa i want ONE OF THOSE NOW!!!

[abadrutt]

i want one

[TheChickeneer]

How much would somting like that cost?

[poweredparagliding]

@TheChickeneer

Mine was custom made.

But there are many new and used ones available all costing different from just a few grand to an easy 100k.

[TheChickeneer]

@poweredparagliding Very cool, do you think it can be dangerous at times?

[poweredparagliding]

@TheChickeneer

Well....you would not want to see the videos of what I have been doing I have NOT posted here & elsewhere...but I still am doing fine. Thanks for asking.

[Torcika]

insane!

[flightoftheunknown]

nice wind noise...

[fucku6303]

Dear Santa. . .

[bloodymonster23]

a fuckin jetman? wtf?

[mikemcmo]

How about now? Still alive now? Hope so. Looks like a blast.

[k1ttys]

it sounds like you have jet engine on that thing

[SuperRoring]

amazing glider wkwkwk

[piloty5]

its the the flintstones of the future!

[TheSaxaMEN]

Оооо

И сколько такая радость стоит?

Что лучше - это или параплан?

[tabo765]

That's so cool!



[shoado]

Amazing physics at work in this video. Great job!

[siin16]

у меня даже тут за компом адпеналин повышен..)))

[myztic123]

looks like a death trap to me

[headsho9t]

i want to buy one !!! awesome.... where did you get this?

[bonnyjishop]

Hi ! what do you call these? i just wanna do some more research and perhaps consider a build Thanks ! As regards the comments on you moderating the comments Its nice to know someone has good morals so hard nowadays to find that 10 out of 10 my friend !

[Flightgearsim]

Fascinating design. Elevator control though? Is the pitch axis stable?

[RLAZ101]

So you build these?

[thejumping123]

So cool:D

[Airforceproud95]

Dear Santa...

[TheEpicThing]

THAT WAS AWESOME

[Wiegieboard]

This is still one of the coolest things I've ever seen

[JimmyTheKiller69]

lol this guy is crazy , i would be scared but i like it

[SP2333]

Oh wow. Awsome

[Hanapifoods]

Where can I get me one???

[tnt0055]

Haha! The wright brothers have nothing on this! lol

[kozmon0t]

If the Flintstones had airplanes, this is how they'd work.

[jonnyzz139]

That was bloody lovely.

Used to fly single surface jobs in the 80s. Last one was called a Dart.

I've never seen one of these - I bet it's efficient and fast.

[mike2327]

that is one cool machine love it

[xyu3HaeTkTo]

ЛЕТАЮЩАЯ ХРЕНЬ=)

[nickoswoos]

yer bitch yer!

[inventive44]

That's one of the coolest things I have ever seen. It must be an up draft. He didn't even have to run, just hop like bird, and he has no power, but off he went.