Archaeopteryx: Fussstart (Foot launch)

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Die Abhebegeschwindigkeit des Archaeopteryx beim Fussstart am Hang entspricht etwa derjenigen von Deltas (Drachen). Dies erlaubt bei entsprechender Hangneigung auch den Start ohne Wind. Der Archaeopteryx ist ein vielseitiger high-end Hängegleiter in Segelflugzeugkonfiguration mit aussergewöhnlicher Steigfähigkeit. Konzipiert ist er für den Fussstart von Berghängen sowie für eine Vielzahl weiterer Startarten wie Gummiseilstart vom Berg oder Auto-, Winden-, Flugzeug-, und UL-Schleppstarts von Flugplätzen.
Kamera: Martin Hunziker, Peter Eicher and Friends, Philippe Bernard
Schnitt: Martin Hunziker
Musik: www.alexiustschallener.com

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1980: We will have flying cars and electric planes in the future 2020: *Plane with man legs*

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Sooner or later one of human will break.

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Lol

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🤣🤣🤣

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2012*

[@TheUnderlost]

Flintstones Plane

[@roxout5743]

Simple, easy, compact, manoeuvrable and aerodynamic glider with integrated flaps. Just an ingenious human invention. It weighs only 64kg and can go at 30-130... Thanks Roger Ruppert, glad to see that.

[@smusiness165]

Still heavier than the mademoiselle

[@fdfischer]

Imagine landing at a controlled airport and then having to taxi!

[@SunScream]

Fellipe Fischer I can just imagine how stupid that would look lol.

[@fdfischer]

@@SunScream ATC: "Expedite Taxi" PILOT: "Sure" (starts jogging)

[@jonathanschaffer5758]

just land in the parking lot.

[@skyedog24]

ILS Flintstone style please

[@matgamer1102]

Price?

[@jakem749]

Me talking to a pretty girl at the bar: “ I’m a pilot”

[@ZedNinetySix_]

more like "I'm a plane"

[@RiceEater-ly8kr]

More like “it was cramped In there”

[@tjracing3243]

Pretty girl replies.... "and?"

[@Neildo430ci]

I'm a flyboy. Only several like me ever.

[@shirleyrudenko8745]

Anticipation building, excitement so thick... An endeavor to peak at heaven, on a magically flown brick!...

[@januszj.8547]

Comercial plane pilot announcement.... We are aproaching landing ,everybody legs down and start running pls.

[@SatyajitHerma]

Janusz J. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jayantsharma2267]

Reminds me of Flintstone cartoon 😂😂😂

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@@SatyajitHerma 😆

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🤣🤣🤣🤣

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[@My_AviationChannel]

Parents: “What do you want to be for Halloween?” Me: 0:06

[@connorm.8323]

Lol😂

[@kingmasterlord]

🤣 not the far off shot

[@therealrus727]

do you want a man?

[@texasdemon6525]

Imagine a plane sitting on the electrical lines like a bird

[@popsfereal3192]

Now imagine how stupid that would be.

[@8literbeater]

Okay, now what?

[@Flyby-1000]

It's funny watching them tuck up their legs.... like "Positive rate of climb, Gear Up"

[@king.kthebest6158]

Lol

[@SimchaWaldman]

Bingo!

[@abdia6893]

lmao

[@user-sg4xk6iz9k]

Good idea

[@mikecorleone6797]

Gear up (loses shoe on launch) *it seems that we’ve suffered a flat tire*

[@scottskinner577]

The last step of the take off checklist is "Yell YABBA DABBA DOOOOOO!"

[@arpandrozario7959]

this thing is pure innovation. Imagine a plane which can take off by just running. It takes almost no time to get airborne. And it flies without and engine. And its very light too. Simple geniuse.

[@echooutdoors2149]

It's just a more efficient glider like we had before powered aircraft.

[@cateyesaerial7703]

Just like a hang glider, which we have had for many many years.

[@lexol3347]

I just wonder how he controls it.

[@satisfaction6891]

Yes BLOOODY indians cant do this

[@arpandrozario7959]

@@satisfaction6891 what do you mean by Bloody Indians?

[@DavidOnTheRoadGuitars]

Why does this make me laugh all the way through the video?

[@sallytims6894]

Maybe the spazzy old man run when they launch 😂

[@connorm.8323]

Cause he’s a damn plane😂🤣

[@DavidOnTheRoadGuitars]

@@connorm.8323 so true so true

[@peterden9076]

Because you are a nitwit

[@masonception2523]

Mother: What do you want to be when you grow up Jimmy? Jimmy: I want to be airplane! Mother: Sorry Jimmy that's impossible. Jim now: Hold my beer.

[@100krokus]

yes, everything must be in his time

[@errecappa]

Hold my blunt mom

[@user-pg3hh8yv1d]

Your my name fahad

[@rzor1911]

@Paradise LOL

[@whispersofveracity63]

Jimmy should not have a beer to begin with..

[@simontempler3239]

Better known as the Flintstone Flyer!!

[@joellouisfire]

Genius lmao

[@ZuluLifesaBeech-]

YABADADOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[@TheRussRave]

Perfect!

[@sirferr3870]

“How long do you think they can stay up there Wilma?” “Ought to be any minute now Betty,the Big One’s getting tired.” 😂😂

[@aerofiles5044]

"Feet down, flaps 2, get the cabin ready for landing"

[@spokojnyMamut]

Ready for take off tup tup tup tuptup tuptup tuptutptup V1 rotation

[@divebobber]

Man, that is SO cool! It brought a smile to my face every time it was launched.

[@vics-videos]

Breathtaking! Fills me with the thrill of being a soaring bird.... Must be amazing to actually fly it....

[@baldflyboysts]

Looks like a lot of fun and easy to launch in light winds or stronger consistent winds. I imagine the ground handling practice is much less forgiving than a paraglider for a beginner. Thermal soaring would be amazing if it can pull a tight turn to stay in the core. The fuselage would also help prevent the water supply (and pilot) from freezing at high altitudes.

[@CabrioDriving]

So sweet looking. Interesting type of glider

[@tomacco123]

This is the plane with the most awesome chassis I've ever seen!

[@MrPlaiedes]

1:20 me trying to get to my seat on a normal flight.

[@JoelsStuff]

I had one but a thief ran off with it

[@Thomeeno]

LoL, than he killed himself shortly after launch? :D

[@noname-xo5mp]

He didn't fly away?

[@technicalteraphy7419]

sick, hahahaha

[@somunnavuie9167]

Loool

[@ShannonSouthAfrica]

Don't you mean "took off with it...." lol

[@FlatlandMando]

I'm having trouble getting the landing gear down..."No wait! I am the landing gear!"

[@AB-fm2zn]

So cool!! Flintstones would be proud! 😊👍

[@RUSLexplorer2020]

Amazing creation and thank you for sharing the video. Highly appreciate.

[@misaelflores830]

it makes me remember to Otto Lillienthal ...

[@kenweller2032]

"Sacrifices must be made."

[@lumigla1]

Finde ich als Berufspilot sensationell !

[@cateyesaerial7703]

why are people surprised when hang gliders have been around for years? I do like the stick control on this model!

[@bikercrossfox]

Increíble me he enamorado de ese planeador, saludos desde Cuernavaca Morelos México!!!!! 🇲🇽

[@call1]

$83,000 for this is waaay over the top. I don't see to many buying it.

[@taylorsmith4053]

leahcim1973 Agreed!! I can buy an airplane cheaper than this!!

[@-anonymous6117]

Price is cracked out.

[@Thomeeno]

Wow, building set of the UL airplane without engine cost 1/4 price... But still, if i could pack it into sth. like VW transporter, Ford transit or similar cars with my skis or fins on the summer/winter holiday and use it during relaxing days it would be awesome...same as my girlfriend would start me up with car on the field behind my house and i could use it more times in year than regular plane, grounded on the airfield not too close my living place....

[@matmat3126]

Sat here thinking I have a few hundred bucks why not see. Never mind about that now

[@laurentiu.panait2536]

Fuck, I can make my own out of plywood blyat !

[@ithemadhatter]

I could handle that last ride, but the rest would have made me shit my pants. Lets see one of those guys landing this thing

[@cateyesaerial7703]

This is a very good hang glider. Stick control is super good.

[@larryparra5190]

That looks fun and scary at the same time I want to try it!!

[@JOCKATEO]

It just looks like a plane with mans legs

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

I'm trying to figure out why he needs a helmet -- the plane is his helmet

[@gooddaddy3039]

👍👍👍Unglaublich!

[@thecrimsonwrathWhoTookIt]

The fact that this wasn't posted on April 1st means something

[@nor0845]

Never seen these before. Thanks for posting.

[@jeffrigi3285]

With two leaf blowers on each wing it can be transformed to a jet man...

[@erricomalatesta2557]

One day this device will fit inside a coffee cup and assemble itself in seconds, around the user, by thought alone. Crazy right? So is the device I'm typing this on to literally everyone born 50 years ago. Don't underestimate technology.

[@Wildminecraftwolf]

well now we have a better understanding of the limits of science, they didnt have that 50 years ago.

[@tomshiba51]

Gee, I remember when hang gliding was just a bed sheet stretched over a fishing pole frame and you launched into the elements bare-naked with a rope tied around your waist.. My how much they've improved.

[@Noobixm-GGD]

You know damn well imma be saying “Positive rate of climb, gear up” every time I pull my legs up if I fly one of these.

[@Life_is_Awesome_Civil]

Vedio quality is awesome

[@gandit]

@Predatorocity Gaming rude

[@thisolddog2259]

Just flew in from Miami and boy are my leggs tired!

[@Elguapo93]

Very impressive! Love it.

[@daveontoast1977]

Brought a smile to my face.

[@LCdrDerrick]

You have made it! You have combined the disadvantages of gliders and paragliders into one system. Bulky and heavy as a glider, but with the weaker performance of a paraglider. Npbody will be able to carry it up the hills in his backpack and nobody will use it as a serious glider on the gliderports because of its high price and low performance. What is the target group then?

[@MrTiti]

"Fahwerk eingefahren und verriegelt" "gear up and locked"

[@franciscodelbarrio2101]

Beautiful video

[@robertmizek3315]

Fits like a glove!

[@zoodiac57]

Flintstones in the air!

[@btyt152]

When u cant afford landing gear, but you have free feet *Stonks* ⬆️

[@kieron4971]

Love the video, it's brilliant

[@rudolfkrebs2311]

Ein total geiles Teil! 👍😎🇦🇹

[@user-cb2rk5vx5b]

прикольный планер какой ! :)) с удовольствием бы приобрел такой... интересно сколько весит он? и кстати смеялся как забавно "шасси убирает".. :)))

[@TheJennyWalaShow]

For some reason, I thought of the Flintstones.

[@russelldawkins3408]

Most logical configuration I've seen so far.

[@SportingDrivesinColorado]

So incredible! I want! I want! I WANT! At first it's like a Halloween costume... and then, it flies!

[@lestercrest1535]

"Bro watch yo jet. WATCH YO JET"

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woow

[@sushonfire]

Well, i can die now, Seen "Flintstones Plane for real" Now I can RIP

[@ghostmost2614]

Every dream I've ever had where I fly, has just been explained to me.

[@FPVDIRK]

Wow.. nice chasing....i love this! Liked & subbed!

[@SimchaWaldman]

The Wright Brothers would have paid a fortune to get their hands on such "primitive" gliders.

[@nicparker3809]

they wouldnt have paid they would rip eachother off like happened to Tesla. Same today. I submitted a idea to help the US economy and cut down shipping costs but somehow it was turned into the stupid hyperloop idea and stolen from me. My idea was to build a tunnel from CA to China and use sea water as a way to power it. It would save trillion in shipping cost and clear the oceans ,,,I also invented the pre paid credit card.. Never saw a dime... Now I just keep my ideas to myself,,,,

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@@nicparker3809 I mean hey, do you have any mid scale ideas? Technological ones that id

[@nonyobussiness3440]

Nic Parker lmao lol lol good

[@rumataanton]

0:26 there is a dent appears on the right side when pilot is running

[@mrbiglarge8820]

That is because these planes can't be made of metal they have to be made by a frame with fabric over it. This makes the plane lighter.

[@TruckTaxiMoveIt]

Happen when another plane "ran" into him.

[@billsteinly8105]

The coolest Halloween costume ever

[@andersonguimaraesoficial]

The perfect mix between Flintstones and Jetsons

[@alin7124]

"What are you wearing?" "A glider"

[@michaelterry1055]

AWESOME FLY LIKE A BIRD

[@mrbiglarge8820]

There are 80 old guys who are very mad Right now. No one's going to get this joke.

[@philnguyen6376]

this is a sport just like golf. You have a lot of fun with it.

[@b-man1232]

That's freaking AWESOME!!

[@goldendemise3165]

know just add like four micro jet engines feul tank and hes good

[@Adil-dp4ll]

First you have to carry it then it will carry you later on.

[@Banjo_Kemose]

È un delle cose più fighe che abbia mai visto. Strepitoso! 😍😘

[@yzorigami]

How talent you are!!

[@user-wk4sr1th5z]

У нас так обычно алконафты летают - шары залют себе и летят без всяких крыльев.

[@alexaxel2953]

Вот у русских все про водку, что за нация?

[@johnbrowning3986]

"So what do you wanna be when ypu grow up?", "A plane!"

[@JerryMouse269]

imagine you can get into your plane every morning and poop down in the air through the "seat" opening. Pure freedom!

[@yoojayy8712]

So gracefull

[@mickberry9991]

After all of designing this craft, I wonder why they did not just add long retractable landing gear?

[@Lanzbik]

It would add extra weight, unneeded complexity and unreliability, and most likely a huge markup in the price.

[@Zofmui]

@@Lanzbik At the price they are asking, it should include landing gear like a glider. And lights.

[@FAA-DPE]

New? Fred Flintstone flew this Millions of years ago ; )

[@mickcarson8504]

Ripcord Fred Flintstone? You mean Icarus?

[@joeputnam4652]

Man O'man that is totally awesome. How much does it weigh??? The possibilities are endless.... I don't know much ,but it seems to beat hang gliding all to pieces....

[@fst-timer7107]

It's actually quite a beautiful craft.

[@zerrobertodasilva]

Esses guys são crazy! Muito good de se see, but fazer é another coisa.

[@danielribeiro8539]

Kkkkkk isso é true mas i dont tem courage to fazer isso

[@saims.2402]

I wonder where the exhaust comes out from, 😂

[@maxbrazil3712]

An aircraft that you wear? Definitely unique.

[@wtn]

Wow! This is so cool, I would try it!

[@Radnally]

Fred Flintstone plane

[@williamjakobsenmatthiesen3145]

Do you need pilot licens

[@DEEProjector]

i think nope

[@TheOne-ec9ku]

Nope i think too

[@NoWindSnail]

I love it! Awesome

[@theprototype2518]

Using his feet to fly this is quite similar to when Fred Flinstones was moving his car, should've shouted yabadabadoo whilst taking off.

[@copkhan007]

So there is a button inside when you press that the legs retract instead of landing gears😂👌👌

[@ozankocak2989]

Can I ask the price of this device and where it is sold?

[@sts123]

$79,000 to $105,000 USD

[@dev_klaus]

OZAN KOÇAK same

[@BrettStevens2]

You can literally go out and buy a brand new actual plane for that much

[@wnd9434]

The f so expensive.. you could build yourself it doesnt have motor..seems simple enough

[@scrolls6211]

Brett Stevens you could buy a small fleet of used Cessna 172's for as much as this thing.

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

By being foot launch it looks like an updated ULF-1, but that looked like a much better glide ratio than the ULF.

[@kentuckyblugrass]

One word...Majestic.

[@magames7459]

só eu que sou português aqui

[@zerrobertodasilva]

Esse "MA" é de Manuel?

[@BrunoAugustoRR]

😏

[@Xelbiuj]

That's way too expensive, the price is unjustifiable.

[@chrismofer]

Xelbiuj unless you have the cash and take good care of it like you would a car.

[@isenb3240]

Xelbiuj How much does it cost?

[@Xelbiuj]

Isenb32 Base model is ~$83k

[@chrismofer]

Xelbiuj if this is your hobby and you are serious about it, take care of the vehicle, and have the money, seems okay to me. most of that price is the crazy composites going on, they ain't cheap.

[@Flyby-1000]

+Xelbiuj Anything that has to do with flying is expensive....From RC planes to skydiving to recreational flying to ATP... Flying is for the rich or those willing to struggle til they get there... Since I didn't want to struggle & I'm not rich, I'll stick to maintaining my beloved A320's.. A hangar pilot, that's as close as I'll get to flying them...lol

[@alejandrorodriguez2380]

Impresionante ! Cuando lo ví, pensé que no le había alcanzado para el motor, jajaja quiero uno de esos !!!

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

I have lived 52 years on this planet. I’m a dreamer ... and therein resides all reason for my following statement...there are three things I will never have the joy of experiencing:- 1) flying like these people are ... 2) riding in a submarine ... 3) bicycling across the earth... And I’m ok with those concessions... Strange how ones life leads one to the experience of life lived realising your dreams ... there is of course a truck load of privilege involved in these pursuits ... No excuses Live your lives I am no victim of circumstances

[@typicalsweg5290]

Here me out, was anyone reminded of Wii sport resort while watching this

[@CarlosMendez-tn5zi]

I loved that game, the plane game was my favorite.

[@kribbzon64]

02:02 that thing can't be pleasant to fly..

[@pavingos]

ohh my balls

[@My_AviationChannel]

pavingos at 2:17

[@My_AviationChannel]

OhOohHhh my bAlls

[@MeTurtlesLike]

So to get into it you need to stick the pitot tube into the ground? Sounds like great design for a glider!

[@alanmydland5210]

What a great glider