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➲ The WingsuitWind
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Wingsuit
Wingsuit flying is the sport of flying the human
body through the air using a special jumpsuit,
called a wingsuit, which adds surface area to
the human body to enable a significant
increase in lift. Modern wingsuit designs
create the surface area with fabric between
the legs and under the arms. A wingsuit may
be referred to as a birdman suit or squirrel
suit.
History
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In early 1998, Tom Begic, a BASE jumper
from Australia, built and flew his own wingsuit based on a photograph of Patrick de
Gayardon and his ideas. The suit was
developed to assist Begic in capturing
freefall footage of BASE jumpers while
jumping the high cliffs of Europe. The
benefits of the suit included reduced
freefall descent rates, increased freefall
times, greater maneuverability around
other jumpers and objects whilst in freefall,
the potential to jump off sites around the
world that were not possible without
wingsuits, and the ability to accelerate
away from underhung walls much more
quickly. In early 1999, Begic stopped
development of his suit when he met
Robert Pečnik and learned of plans for the
creation of a wingsuit manufacturing
company. Phoenix Fly was started in the
mid 2000s
Information
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Wingsuit is not a very
popular sport mainly
because it is a bit too
extreme!!!An ideal place
to attempt wingsuit
would be on the top of a
high mountain. The
people that do wingsuit
are trained if you are a
beginner you have to
train for several years
and lessons start at a
price of 100 $ .
About competitions
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GPS technology has become
prevalent, and through it,
experts can accurately map
many parameters of a
wingsuit flight. This now
allows you to compare your
performance with other
wingsuiters. Your final
score is a combination of :
time (the longest free-fall
) , distance (the greatest
distance) and speed (the
greatest forward speed).
Dangers
One of the biggest wingsuit dangers is a
pocket of dead air when I flier hits dead
air he loses his way and drags down anyone
in his path!!!An other danger is if the
parachute refuses to open thank God you
have two if that one doesn't open you are
in big trouble!!!That's why you have to
have certain experience!!!!!!!
Equipment
The following
equipment is
needed:
➲ The wingsuit
suit(obviously)
➲ Special soes that
are aero dynamic
and fit!!
➲ 2 parachutes!
Would We Do It??
Well NO because it needs a lot of
training , a lot of money and a lot
of adrenaline !!!!!!!!
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