Attack Wing: Glider Makes Waves With Stealth and Speed

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Attack Wing: Glider Makes Waves With Stealth and Speed

Unread post by Istik » Wed Apr 30, 2008 4:41 am

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,352477,00.html


It weighs only 30 pounds and can be fully weaponized for assault and rescue. It has a 6-foot jet-wing that is steered with handheld rotary controls connected to its rudder. And it can hide more than 100 pounds of combat gear in a built-in compartment.

The Gryphon attack glider, designed to penetrate combat zones at 135 miles per hour, could revolutionize the art of parachuting. It has got to be at the top of James Bond’s Christmas list this year.
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Unread post by eirykhi » Wed Apr 30, 2008 1:20 pm

i want one
I sneak in my own house.
It's four in the morning
I've had too much to drink
Said i was out with the boys
I creep in my bedroom
I slip into bed,
I know if i wake her,
I'll wake up dead

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