Wingsuits for human flight (was coriolis bicycle question) Forum: Spacesettlers
Thread: Wingsuits for human flight (was coriolis bicycle question)
# 10687 byhitssquad@... on May 17, 2008, 1:56 a.m.
Member since 2021-10-03
--- In spacesettlers, Joe Strout wrote:
> When my kids reach high school, I'm going to try to subtly push
> the idea of doing a detailed simulation/analysis of possible
> flight suit designs under various gravity and air pressure
> levels as a science fair project. :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wingsuit
It ultimately might allow a human in 1g to reach ordinary terminal
velocity and then land, uninjured, without a parachute.
Flying Humans, Hoping to Land With No Chute
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/10/sports/othersports/10flying.html
Also, the ESG Gryphon:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gryphon_(parachute_system)