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Another variation on which studies are
being focused is the so-called wingpack,
which consists of a strap-on rigid wing in
carbon fibre.[8] It is a mix between a hangglider
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).
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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 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.