EXTREME SPORTS LEARN TO RIDE
EXTREME SPORTS LEARN TO RIDE
EXTREME SPORTS LEARN TO RIDE
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Another variation on which studies are<br />
being focused is the so-called wingpack,<br />
which consists of a strap-on rigid wing in<br />
carbon fibre.[8] It is a mix between a hangglider<br />
and a wingsuit. The wingpack can<br />
reach a glide ratio of 6 and permits transportation<br />
of oxygen bottles and other material.<br />
On 31 July 2003, the Austrian Felix Baumgartner,<br />
jumping from 29,360 ft (9 km), successfully<br />
crossed the English Channel in 14<br />
minutes using a wingpack, having covered<br />
over 35 km (21.8 mi).<br />
WING-<br />
SUIT<br />
11<br />
Wingsuit flying is the sport of flying the<br />
human body through the air using a special<br />
jumpsuit, called a wingsuit, which adds surface<br />
area to the human body to enable a<br />
significant increase in lift. Modern wingsuits,<br />
first developed in the late 1990s, create the<br />
surface area with fabric between the legs<br />
and under the arms. Wingsuits are sometimes<br />
referred to as a birdman suit (after the<br />
makers of the first commercially available<br />
wingsuit), flying squirrel suit (due to their<br />
resemblance to the animal. Squirrel is now<br />
the name of a commercial wingsuit manufacturer),<br />
or bat suit (due to their vague resemblance<br />
to the animal or perhaps the<br />
superhero).A wingsuit flight normally ends<br />
with a parachute opening. So a wingsuit can<br />
safely be flown from any point that provides<br />
sufficient altitude for flight and parachute<br />
deployment (normally a skydiving drop aircraft<br />
or BASE jump exit point).<br />
The wingsuit flier wears parachute equipment<br />
designed for skydiving or BASE jumping.