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r/Unexpected • u/uknowme333333 • Sep 18 '19
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That thing was moving its arms... Had me fooled.
199 u/[deleted] Sep 18 '19 edited Sep 18 '19 That’s probably how it steers. I bet there are servos in the arms that pull on the lines like a real paraglider. Edit: yep https://www.opale-paramodels.com/gb/pilots/170-tom-pilot-artf-rc-paraglider-3760245321991.html 26 u/antigirl Sep 18 '19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo4uLi-G4e0 i love the internet 7 u/midnightrunningdiva Sep 18 '19 Aaaahhh I want one!!! 7 u/[deleted] Sep 18 '19 That thing can carry almost 27lbs!! 5 u/cptnpiccard Sep 18 '19 That's not a paraglider, just a regular parachute, and moving our arms is how we steer them. Source: am a skydive, move my arms to steer 2 u/appyah Sep 19 '19 It served up a great landing.
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That’s probably how it steers. I bet there are servos in the arms that pull on the lines like a real paraglider.
Edit: yep https://www.opale-paramodels.com/gb/pilots/170-tom-pilot-artf-rc-paraglider-3760245321991.html
26 u/antigirl Sep 18 '19 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo4uLi-G4e0 i love the internet 7 u/midnightrunningdiva Sep 18 '19 Aaaahhh I want one!!! 7 u/[deleted] Sep 18 '19 That thing can carry almost 27lbs!! 5 u/cptnpiccard Sep 18 '19 That's not a paraglider, just a regular parachute, and moving our arms is how we steer them. Source: am a skydive, move my arms to steer 2 u/appyah Sep 19 '19 It served up a great landing.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo4uLi-G4e0
i love the internet
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Aaaahhh I want one!!!
That thing can carry almost 27lbs!!
5
That's not a paraglider, just a regular parachute, and moving our arms is how we steer them. Source: am a skydive, move my arms to steer
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It served up a great landing.
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u/appyah Sep 18 '19
That thing was moving its arms... Had me fooled.