Friday, April 25, 2008

Attack Wing: Glider Makes Waves With Stealth and Speed

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. (Snip) A vision straight out of "Batman," the carbon-fiber stealth glider quadruples the speed of similar craft...


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