Is it Possible: Flight?

Question

You ever dream about flying but flying Logically? im not talking about Super Man, Pixie Dust. Im talking about Gliding Like Batmans wings. I always think about strapping on some Strong Material Wings on a Breezy day, Jumping Up and Gliding! Now, I would Want to Make Some of Those Gliding Wings, But i Dont know what i would need to make it. Would anybody have any Ideas?

Answer 1

You should learn to fly. By that i mean fly an aircraft. Many people back in history have trier the ornithopter (flapping wing designs and have tried to make aircraft of this design. Others have tried to make a set of wings that are hand held. The human body would be the fuselage. Both types of design have been tried and failed to work many times. A look into the history of aviation will tell you this.

                        The only reason a bird will fly as (the only creature to have mastered the ornithopter way of flight) is because its thrust to weight ratio is at a point where the thrust produced by the flapping motion will create enough lift to actually get the bird off its branch and keep it in the air.

                       Also if youre so intrested study aerodynamics and youll have a better understanding why youre wish will never happen.

Answer 2

That is surely a dream of men (and women) that is thousands of years old. Many have died trying to do it.

Answer 3

Before you go taking your life in your hands...I would seriously consult someone who has a lot of experience with aerodynamics and engineering..  ya can't just slap a few things together and expect it to work...  Hopefully..you've already taken this into account.

Answer 4

ever heard of hand gliding?

Answer 5

Try a hang glider or a parasail.  "Wings" that you strap on your arms are not workable.  As others have mentioned, this is serious, dangerous business, and an easy way to get quadriplegic or dead.  Don't fool around until you have the training of an expert.

Answer 6

Look up 'hang gliders`.

DO  NOT try to build one yourself.

Take lessons. What goes up does have to come

down and you'd better learn to do it gently.