Since this is an aviation related forum I thought I'd share a wee bit of video with ya.
It's made by Bo, a Birdman instructor, and demonstrates quite well the capabilities of modern wingsuits. Shots from all over the world, including my own home DZ. I ain't in the video though - need to save up the $1000 a suit costs.
My sister is in it (she's for sale btw, and is a medical doc, so she'll earn ya back the money quickly) though, so prospective buyers can get a look at her. Freefalling makes everyone look "pretty". Video is of her first Birdman jump and she can be seen about 6min 25 secs into the video.
What's striking is the shape of the wingsuit - even for an untrained eye the similarities with a normal wing are apparent. Some of the shots, where the skydivers (or "pilots", as they like to be called
) aren't flying relative to each other show well the maneuverability of these things. The aerial combat scene through the clouds is quite entertaining.
Video is 24 megs and can be found at
http://www.flyinggnu.dk/?page=5&mode=sendvideo&id=9Right click and save as...
Pretty exciting what they can do with wingsuits nowadays eh? There's serious thought and energy being put into the idea of landing one without using a canopy.
Getting one of these suits for XMAS. No need to worry about chute-shooters if you're wearing one
Comments are welcome.
