Many adrenaline* junkies will dream of soaring through the sky like Marvel’s Silver Surfer. And soon “WingBoarding” could become a reality, after a wing-shaped board designed to be used completed its first manned test in a wind tunnel.

    The vision is for thrill-seekers to be towed by a plane and surf behind it in the air as if riding a wakeboard.

    The board is the brainchild of Aaron Wypyszynski, founder of Wyp Aviation. After three years of work, a full-scale prototype* has been piloted by wingsuit flyer Brandon Mikesell in the Ontario Institute of Technology’s ACE Climatic Wind Tunnel.

    More than four hours of flight time was notched up in the test by two riders over two days of testing, at speed ranging from 80-121km/h.

    The company said: “Testing results far exceed expectations and validated* critical performance in preparation for airborne flight testing.”

    (SD-Agencies)