Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, located just 9 km southwest of the city, is the third busiest airport in Europe and one of the busiest in the world. In an average year, more than 63 million passengers pass through Schiphol Continue reading
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JETMAN GLIDER (Yves Rossy)
For several decades, Yves Rossy wanted to fly like a bird, with minimal equipment, but with the ability to direct himself in space.After the originals, skysurf (1993-1998), wingsuit and inflatable fins (1999-2003), had the idea to power the blades jet engines!. The German company Jet-Cat has supplied engines originally attached to inflatable fins. This method failed because of insufficient stiffness. Continue reading