Wingsuit Flying
Wingsuit skydivers can achieve forward speeds of more than 100 mph (160 km/h). They look like flying bullets, and they can glide with such precision! Also their high-performance bodysuits allow them to slow down their descent to as low as 30 mph (48 km/h) which is quite remarkable.
However, since they have to jump out of a plane or jump off of a mountain, the wing suit glider needs a parachute designed for skydiving or BASE jumping. A wingsuit-only landing is not possible just yet, but a project to achieve that is underway! Fasten you seat belts, you're in for an unbelievable ride with the birdmen.
Mountain Wingsuit Fliers
Fearless
The Jeb Corliss Story
Fearless - The Jeb Corliss Story part 1/5
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Fearless - The Jeb Corliss Story part 5/5
But Sometimes...
Wingsuit Flyers Can Get Into Serious Accidents
Warning: this video may be disturbing for some viewers.
Modern-Day Icarus
Birdmen, Batmen, and Skyflyers: Wingsuits and the Pioneers Who Flew in Them, Fell in Them, and Perfected Them
Amazon Price: $11.16 (as of 01/01/2010)
Michael Abrams writes about the present-day heirs to Deadalus and Icarus. Gradual refinement of equipment and techniques have made personal flight more commonplace, and less deadly than ever before. It's the renaissance of personal flight!
The Flying Dude
The Mechanics of Flying Squirrels
1. Achieve the slowest vertical speed.
2. Maximize horizontal speed and glide distance.
To accomplish both goals, the gliders need to manipulate the flight characteristics by changing:
a. the shape of the torso, twisting the shoulders, bending knees and hips.
b. the angle of attack in which the wingsuit flies in the relative wind.
c. the amount of tension applied to the fabric wings of the suit.
The Closest Thing to Flying
Bird man sets flight record!
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- admiralglass admiralglass Nov 23, 2009 @ 8:36 am
- Wow! These blokes are so brave. Must be great feeling to fly across the sky.
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- Chris Long Chris Long Sep 26, 2009 @ 3:49 pm
- Its something I have had great interest in for a long long time, but until the day my children are old enough to look after themselves, its a dream and a pleasure to watch.
Goodluck with the wingsuit landing Jeb and all those involved, may you land with the grace of an eagle.
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- Mtaberna Mtaberna Jun 4, 2009 @ 11:03 am
- Original contents !!!!!!!!!!!! Nice and well done !!
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The Quest for Wingsuit Landing
The race is on!
The main issue with making a safe landing is that wingsuit pilots descend not only downward but also forward, due to the gliding action of the wings. Jeb's team is counteracting this problem by having designed a Nordic-ski-jump like runway in which Jeb will be able to slide and come to a stop with no shock.
Loic Jean-Albert, the flying dude, is not very optimistic as he said: "You might do it well one time, and try another time and crash and die". More details in this NY Times article Flying Humans, Hoping to Land With No Chute.
The Wingsuit Landing Project, as it's been called, is expected to take place as soon as this year. However, Mr. Corliss is not alone, at least half dozen groups around the world are working secretly to achieve the same goal. Who's going to do it first? And how? Stay tuned.
The Quest for Wingsuit Landing
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Who Will Be The First to Land?
Wingsuit Landing Without Parachute
Is There a Better Way to Land Smoothly?
Daniel Miller thinks so
Daniel is a very experienced hang glider and paraglider pilot with a rather deep understanding of aerodynamic principals.He thinks the "magic" qualities of the flying could be extended considerably by extending glide ratio, even if by just a little.
In his own words: "The bi-wing design should be a matter simple to start with small additions as an experiment, and increase the area of the second wing little by little to see what is most practical. But the bi-wing needs to be placed ahead of the lower wing (the arms) somewhat, and I believe that the rear opening between the wings needs to be a little less wide than the front area between the wings. That is how they do it on bi-wing aircraft".
The Human Flight Project
Unbelievable Footage!
Adrenaline Rush (IMAX) (2 - Disc WMVHD Edition)
Amazon Price: $13.49 (as of 01/01/2010)
Take a thrilling look at the world of skydiving and base jumping - parachuting from a building, a bridge or a cliff. Thanks to a camera strapped to one of the professional jumpers who took part in the film, you can also live through a 4,265-foot jump from a legendary Norwegian cliff.
Wingsuit Fliers in The News
- Spectacular Norwegian Wingsuit Jump First Person HD video clip ...
- Spectacular Norwegian Wingsuit Jump First Person HD video clip - Extreme videos - BoomClips.com.
- WINGSUIT SOUL FLYERS @ EIGER
- 3 professionnal wingsuit flyers, 2 mythical summits for One porwerfull 3mn minute clip broadcasted on the Red Bull Air Race of Interlaken. Chicken skin garanted! from the Eiger and the Jungfrau in Zwitzerland the Soul Flyers Loïc Jean ...
- Wingsuit soldiers: Yes, man really can fly | DVICE
- Wingsuit soldiers: Yes, man really can fly, by Charlie White, for DVICE.
The Lonely Birdman
Max Hurd Wingsuit Flyer
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Have a Chuckle
Connect To The Source
- Loic Jean-Albert
- Loic is known as the Flying Dude and his company makes wingsuits.
- Birdman Inc.
- Birdman is one of the main wingsuit manufacturers.
- Wingsuit Pilots on YouTube
- An incredible array of videos on wing suit flyers. Check it out!
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