Episode 5 - Flying Man

Tuesday 01 September

This week Jason and Ortis attempt to build their own flying machine to win the Worthing Birdman competition. With the help of aeronatical engineers, computer modelling and a wind tunnel they create the ultimate human powered flying craft constructed from lightweight carbon and foam. To choose who will fly the machine Jason and Ortis play a game of high dive chicken to see if either of them has the bottle to take a running jump off the 10 metre high Worthing Pier. With their craft constructed and pilot chosen they are ready to find out if their flying machine will see them gliding effortlessly through the skies or dump them unceremoniously into the drink. With thanks to all these guys who helped make it all happen -

University of Southampton – School of Engineering Sciences Worthing Birdman David Ackroyd helmets Lazer Helmets protective gear protective gear wetsuit minicams

And a big thanks to Mark Paradine Cullup – whose kids found our lost minicam washed up on the beach and sent it back to us!! http://www.trompe-l-oeil.com/

Jon has been meeting money saving expert Martin Lewis to test out nettops – mini computers that are around a fifth of the size of your normal home pc. Jon gets Martin Lewis to put them to the test comparing their speed with graphs, maps and videos of meerkats to find out if any of his nettops can deliver home computing in a bite sized package.

Asus EeeBox (B206) CompuLab Fit PC2 (C1600) Acer AspireRevo

Meanwhile Suzi Perry is getting her exercise in the park testing sports watches with Olympic runner Iwan Thomas. Training together they check out the vital stats of each watch before choosing The Gadget Show’s top five favourite sports watches.

Cardiosport GT5 Timex Ironman Race Trainer Kit SuuntoT3C Polar RS8000CX Garmin 405CX

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