Amazing Photo -- Believe it or Not
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The Human Fly, a dare devil/stunt performer named Rick Rojatt, lives out the Marvel Comics character on the back of a DC-8 cruising low at 250 knots, flown by Clay Lacy at the Mojave California 1000 air races. Inscription is from Lacy to Mojave Airport manager Dan Sabovich. Collection of Cathy Hansen.

[Image: air-races-humanfly-01-dan-hansen-8.jpg]

Here's the website:
http://www.mojave.ca.us/museum/photos-cftc-airraces.htm
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#2

Wow.
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#3

It is a fake...
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#4

Alemart_el_Redentor Wrote:It is a fake...

I doubt it, people have done dumber things
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#5

European Snake Wrote:
Alemart_el_Redentor Wrote:It is a fake...

I doubt it, people have done dumber things

sooooo true.
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#6

norm Wrote:
European Snake Wrote:
Alemart_el_Redentor Wrote:It is a fake...

I doubt it, people have done dumber things

sooooo true.

Like playing tennisontop of a biplane with no parachutes? 8)
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#7

Yeah, this is for real--

Here are two more amazing shots and another website:

[Image: 0309001_2.jpg]

[Image: The_Human_Fly_April_1977.jpg]

http://www.airlinersairlinersairliners.net/index_15.htm
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#8

Ok then, i took my previous statement back Tongue, i thought it was fake not because it were a dumb thing to do, but because the FIRST picture had very blurry "details", that looked like somebody had edited them.
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#9

Just wow... The plane flies dangerously low.
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#10

[Image: air-races-humanfly-01-dan-hansen-8.jpg]

If arcade flyers like "Birds of Prey" or "Blazing Angels" were actually simulators, this is where you would fly the plane from as the pilot.
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#11

Flying looks real, person looks like a mannikin. Stands up too straight. :?:
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#12

Hoppy45 Wrote:Flying looks real, person looks like a mannikin. Stands up too straight. :?:

He's lashed to a supporting brace...otherwise could not stand up, stay in place, at all. More pics at altitude are here: http://www.photoshelter.com/c/incredible...ZM.OT8z.5k
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#13

That guy has a serious lack of fear!!!! Confusedhock:
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#14

A whole DC-8 for ONE passenger - and the guy don't even get seated properly...
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#15

Ok it is debatable :lol: Pretty good if he can do that, and Pretty good if the photo editor can do that, everybody's happy Big Grin

Planemad
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