Controllable Wingsuit to Fly Through the Air

Imagine if you could glide through the air with wings like a bat and control your movements more easily.

Inventor Tony Uragallo of Zephyrhills has invented a new product called Bird Wingsuit which is created of a web of nylon material between outstretched arms and legs.

He based his research on the kite birds to develop his technique. He observed that Kites steer by twisting their tail one way or another and this led him develop his new wingsuit.

Compared to the earlier wingsuits, this one is unique. The design which has slits in the arms and shoulders to allow air to enter into the suit thus creating an airfoil. This airfoil gives a diver greater control over speed and descent.

The standard wingsuit was first invented was by French skydiver Patrick DeGayardon and would propel a diver 2 meters forward for every meter downward but this new BirdSuit propels a diver 3.6 meters for every meter downward, which can slow a diver from 80 mph (128 kilometers per hour) to 30 mph (48 kilometers per hour) and glide for a distance of 6 miles (9.6 km).

Using his invention requires a lot of skill and the diver needs to practice piloting the suit and using a parachute for landing before attempting to try this independently. As this is extremely dangerous, Tony will not allow anyone to use his BirdSuit until they have at least 400 jumps under their belt.

The 45-year-old Connery began parachuting with the Army when he was 23 and has 900 skydive jumps and 450 base jumps to his credit.

Before attempting his world record, Connery trained in Uragallo’s BirdSuit by jumping from mountains in Switzerland and Italy.

He used a parachute to land during these practice jumps.

 

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