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[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 31 points 9 months ago (2 children)

This looks immensely dangerous.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 25 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The design was shelved shortly after the tests.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 12 points 9 months ago (2 children)

What uh... happened during the tests..?

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 21 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

IIRC they found that it wasn't viable for the role it was designed for. There wasn't any catastrophic failures that I remember.

The version I remember is that it was meant to be a quiet way to have a moving elevated guard post. It wasn't quiet.

[–] victorz@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

I can only imagine. ✈️🙉

[–] CTDummy@lemm.ee 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

“How’s your pilot… to shred you say?”

[–] hihi24522@lemm.ee 5 points 9 months ago

“How is his wife holding up?…to shreds you say?”

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not at all, the design was actually meant to make ski jumping safer. Unfortunately the ski federation wouldn't allow it.

[–] blackn1ght@feddit.uk 1 points 9 months ago

Great, now I really want to see someone yeet this thing off a ski jump!