Powered by Loïc Jean Albert and Stephane ZUNINO, the S-FLY EXPERTwingsuit is a new concept, not a costume with wings attached, is an aerodynamic airfoil internal air pressure, controlled by the parachutist goes inside.
miércoles, 10 de julio de 2013
the suit and its parts
Flight suit is a one piece, combining flight performance, safety, comfort, on land and in the air.
Powered by Loïc Jean Albert and Stephane ZUNINO, the S-FLY EXPERTwingsuit is a new concept, not a costume with wings attached, is an aerodynamic airfoil internal air pressure, controlled by the parachutist goes inside.
Powered by Loïc Jean Albert and Stephane ZUNINO, the S-FLY EXPERTwingsuit is a new concept, not a costume with wings attached, is an aerodynamic airfoil internal air pressure, controlled by the parachutist goes inside.
Further developments
Wingpack
Another variation on which studies are being focused is the so-called wingpack, which consists of a strap-on rigid wing in carbon fibre. It is a mix between a hang-glider and a wingsuit. The wingpack can reach a glide ratio of 6 and permits transportation of oxygen bottles and other material.
On 31 July 2003, the Austrian Felix Baumgartner, jumping from 29,360 ft (9 km), successfully crossed the English Channel in 14 minutes using a wingpack, having covered over 35 km (21.8 mi).
In 2006, the German enterprise ESG introduced Gryphon, a wingpack specifically destined for the secret incursions of the special forces.
Wingsuit BASE
Since 2003 many BASE jumpers have started using wingsuits, giving birth to WiSBASE.
Some popular places where WiSBASE is practiced are Kjerag and Trollstigen in Norway, Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland, Chamonix in France, and Monte Brento in Italy, with the landing field near Dro.
One technique is proximity flying, which is flying close to the faces and ridges of mountains. Ten people died WiSBASE jumping in 2011. On 1 July 2011 near Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, Jeb Corliss became the first man to fly through a waterfall wearing a wingsuit Apache. In 1999, Corliss had a near-fatal BASE jump into a waterfall where the chute opening went asymmetric and he could not avoid flying into Howick Falls, South Africa. On 16 January 2012, he was severely injured when he hit a ledge with his legs on Table Mountain, Cape Town.
In November 2012, Alexander Polli became the first WiSBASE jumper to successfully strike a wingsuit target. This target was made of foam and around 10 ft tall.
Jet-powered wingsuits
As of 2010, there have been experimental powered wingsuits, often using small jet engines strapped to the feet. or a wingpack setup to allow for even greater horizontal speeds and even vertical ascent
On 25 October 2005 in Lahti in Finland, Visa Parviainen jumped from a hot air balloon in a wingsuit with two small turbojet engines attached to his feet. The engines provided approximately 16 kgf (160 N, 35 lbf) of thrust each and ran on (JET A-1) fuel. Parviainen achieved approximately 30 seconds of horizontal flight with no noticeable loss of altitude.On August 2011 Parviainen performed a flight in Finland, jumping from a hot air balloon.
Christian Stadler (Birdman Chief Instructor) from Germany organized the first international wingsuit competition to feature a monetary prize in 2005, called "SkyJester's Wings over Marl". His "VegaV3 wingsuit system" uses an electronic adjustable hydrogen peroxide rocket. The rocket provides 100 kgf of thrust, and produces no flames or poisonous fumes. His first successful powered wingsuit jump was in 2007, when he reached horizontal speeds of over 160 mph.
Using a powered wingpack, Yves Rossy became the first person to attain the maneuverability of an aircraft, moving only his body for steering; his experimental wingpack, however, is not commercially viable because the materials required in construction are cost-prohibitive. He took an eight-minute flight over the Swiss Alps.
Another variation on which studies are being focused is the so-called wingpack, which consists of a strap-on rigid wing in carbon fibre. It is a mix between a hang-glider and a wingsuit. The wingpack can reach a glide ratio of 6 and permits transportation of oxygen bottles and other material.
On 31 July 2003, the Austrian Felix Baumgartner, jumping from 29,360 ft (9 km), successfully crossed the English Channel in 14 minutes using a wingpack, having covered over 35 km (21.8 mi).
In 2006, the German enterprise ESG introduced Gryphon, a wingpack specifically destined for the secret incursions of the special forces.
Wingsuit BASE
Since 2003 many BASE jumpers have started using wingsuits, giving birth to WiSBASE.
Some popular places where WiSBASE is practiced are Kjerag and Trollstigen in Norway, Lauterbrunnen in Switzerland, Chamonix in France, and Monte Brento in Italy, with the landing field near Dro.
One technique is proximity flying, which is flying close to the faces and ridges of mountains. Ten people died WiSBASE jumping in 2011. On 1 July 2011 near Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland, Jeb Corliss became the first man to fly through a waterfall wearing a wingsuit Apache. In 1999, Corliss had a near-fatal BASE jump into a waterfall where the chute opening went asymmetric and he could not avoid flying into Howick Falls, South Africa. On 16 January 2012, he was severely injured when he hit a ledge with his legs on Table Mountain, Cape Town.
In November 2012, Alexander Polli became the first WiSBASE jumper to successfully strike a wingsuit target. This target was made of foam and around 10 ft tall.
Jet-powered wingsuits
As of 2010, there have been experimental powered wingsuits, often using small jet engines strapped to the feet. or a wingpack setup to allow for even greater horizontal speeds and even vertical ascent
On 25 October 2005 in Lahti in Finland, Visa Parviainen jumped from a hot air balloon in a wingsuit with two small turbojet engines attached to his feet. The engines provided approximately 16 kgf (160 N, 35 lbf) of thrust each and ran on (JET A-1) fuel. Parviainen achieved approximately 30 seconds of horizontal flight with no noticeable loss of altitude.On August 2011 Parviainen performed a flight in Finland, jumping from a hot air balloon.
Christian Stadler (Birdman Chief Instructor) from Germany organized the first international wingsuit competition to feature a monetary prize in 2005, called "SkyJester's Wings over Marl". His "VegaV3 wingsuit system" uses an electronic adjustable hydrogen peroxide rocket. The rocket provides 100 kgf of thrust, and produces no flames or poisonous fumes. His first successful powered wingsuit jump was in 2007, when he reached horizontal speeds of over 160 mph.
Using a powered wingpack, Yves Rossy became the first person to attain the maneuverability of an aircraft, moving only his body for steering; his experimental wingpack, however, is not commercially viable because the materials required in construction are cost-prohibitive. He took an eight-minute flight over the Swiss Alps.
The Records
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale has not established judging criteria for official world record wingsuit formations. However, several national organizations have established record categories and have established criteria for judging whether or not a wingsuit formation is complete.
The largest wingsuit formation officially recognized as meeting the criteria for a national record consisted of 68 jumpers in an arrowhead formation which set a US National Record at Lake Elsinore, California, on 12 November 2009.
The largest unofficial record was a diamond formation involving 100 jumpers at Perris, California, on September 22, 2012.
On 8 June 2006, Australian couple Heather Swan and Glenn Singleman jumped from 21,780 ft (6,640 m) of Meru Peak in India setting a world record for highest Wisbase jump. This record was broken on 5 May 2013 by Russian Valery Rozov, who jumped from 23,687 ft (7,220 m) on Mount Everest's North Col.
The longest verified WiSBASE jump is 7.5 km (4.6 mi) by American Dean Potter on 2 November 2011. Potter jumped from Eiger and had spent 3 minutes and 20 seconds in flight, covering 9,200 ft (2.8 km) of altitude.
On 28 May 2011, Japanese wingsuit pilot Shin Ito set world records for the fastest speed reached in a wingsuit of 363 km/h (226 mph).
On 20 and 21 April 2012, Colombian skydiver Jhonathan Florez set Guinness World Records in wingsuit flying. The jumps took place in La Guajira in Colombia. following records:
The longest (duration) wingsuit flight – 9 minutes 6 seconds
The highest altitude wingsuit jump – 11,358 m (37,265 ft)
On 23 May 2012, British stuntman Gary Connery safely landed a wingsuit without deploying his parachute, landing on a crushable "runway" (landing zone) built with thousands of cardboard boxes.
On 26 May 2012, Japanese wingsuit pilot Shin Ito achieved two new world records: "greatest horizontal distance flown in a wing suit" [26.9 km (16.7 mi) and "greatest absolute distance flown in a wing suit" [28.707 km (17.838 mi)], both of which were above Yolo County, California, USA.
The largest wingsuit formation officially recognized as meeting the criteria for a national record consisted of 68 jumpers in an arrowhead formation which set a US National Record at Lake Elsinore, California, on 12 November 2009.
The largest unofficial record was a diamond formation involving 100 jumpers at Perris, California, on September 22, 2012.
On 8 June 2006, Australian couple Heather Swan and Glenn Singleman jumped from 21,780 ft (6,640 m) of Meru Peak in India setting a world record for highest Wisbase jump. This record was broken on 5 May 2013 by Russian Valery Rozov, who jumped from 23,687 ft (7,220 m) on Mount Everest's North Col.
The longest verified WiSBASE jump is 7.5 km (4.6 mi) by American Dean Potter on 2 November 2011. Potter jumped from Eiger and had spent 3 minutes and 20 seconds in flight, covering 9,200 ft (2.8 km) of altitude.
On 28 May 2011, Japanese wingsuit pilot Shin Ito set world records for the fastest speed reached in a wingsuit of 363 km/h (226 mph).
On 20 and 21 April 2012, Colombian skydiver Jhonathan Florez set Guinness World Records in wingsuit flying. The jumps took place in La Guajira in Colombia. following records:
The longest (duration) wingsuit flight – 9 minutes 6 seconds
The highest altitude wingsuit jump – 11,358 m (37,265 ft)
On 23 May 2012, British stuntman Gary Connery safely landed a wingsuit without deploying his parachute, landing on a crushable "runway" (landing zone) built with thousands of cardboard boxes.
On 26 May 2012, Japanese wingsuit pilot Shin Ito achieved two new world records: "greatest horizontal distance flown in a wing suit" [26.9 km (16.7 mi) and "greatest absolute distance flown in a wing suit" [28.707 km (17.838 mi)], both of which were above Yolo County, California, USA.
miércoles, 3 de julio de 2013
History
Wings were first used by 19 year old American Rex G. Finney from Los
Angeles, California in 1930 as an attempt to increase horizontal movement and
maneuverability. These early wingsuits were made of materials such as canvas,
wood, silk, steel, and even whale bone. They were not very reliable. Some
"birdmen", notably Clem Sohn and Leo Valentin
claimed to have glided for miles. The wingsuit was showcased in the 1969 movie
The Gypsy Moths starring Burt Lancaster and Gene Hackman. On 31 October 1997, French skydiver
Patrick de Gayardon showed reporters a wingsuit with allegedly unparalleled
safety and performance. De Gayardon died on 13 April 1998 while testing a new
modification to his parachute container in Hawaii; his death is attributed to a
rigging error that was part of the new modification rather than a flaw in the
suit's design.
Wingsuit flying is the sport of
flying the through the air wearing a special jumpsuit, called a wingsuit , which adds surface area to the human body to
enable a significant increase in lift . Modern wingsuits, first developed in
the late 1990s, create the surface area with fabric between the legs and under
the arms. Wingsuits are sometimes referred to as a birdman suit (after the
makers of the first commercially available wingsuit), flying squirrel suit (due
to their resemblance to the animal. Squirrel is now the name of a commercial
wingsuit manufacturer), or bat suit (due to their vague resemblance to the
animal or perhaps the superhero).
A wingsuit flight normally ends with a parachute opening. So a wingsuit
can safely be flown from any point that provides sufficient altitude for flight
and parachute deployment (normally a skydiving drop aircraft or BASE jump exit
point). The wingsuit flier wears parachute equipment designed for skydiving or
BASE jumping. The parachute flight is normal but for the extra step of the
canopy flight pilot unzipping their arm wings to allow full arm mobility
necessary for safe canopy flight
What is Wingsuit flying?
Wingsuit flying is an extreme sport that is now practised in places where there are no people.
They need a special suit to do it. When they jump from a mountain, they fall and tend to open the wings of the suit to avoid falling.
This sport is very dangerous.
They need a special suit to do it. When they jump from a mountain, they fall and tend to open the wings of the suit to avoid falling.
This sport is very dangerous.
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