Look Out Below! Wingsuits Pushed for Airborne Assaults
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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. It has got to be at the top of James Bond’s Christmas list this year.
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clipped from www.youtube.comGryphon Attack Glider Pics and video of the Gryphon attack wing, or attack glider as some call it, that alows a paratrooper to attack a combat zone at 135 miles per hour. Gryphon attack glider is a carbon-fiber stealth glider with an optional jet engine pack that delivers a special forces paratrooper straight to his target from up to 125 miles away.
Weight: 30 lbs.
Wingspan: 6 feet.
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