Land a WingSuit? Y'all gotta be kiddin' me.

[quade 4]

HH's latest poll shows a lot of folks believe this is possible, but even if you managed to plane out and drop the verticle speed down to zero, you'd still have a heck of a lot of forward speed and you'd be landing on your belly!
Can somebody explain to me how they think this might be done?
quade
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[SkydiveMonkey 0]

Undercarrage !!!
When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or you're loose, its how drunk you get.

[quade 4]

Now you're just screwing up the aerodynamics even more.
But, you may be on the right track.
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[james1010 0]

Not sure it will ever be possible, but another corny idea might be a nice, smooth as glass, lake.

[diverdriver 5]

If the space shuttle can come in on a 22 degree approach and still flare out to a soft touchdown I don't see why a suit couldn't be designed eventually to accomplish this. Wouldn't want to be the first to attempt the landing. But neet idea.
DD

[Gravitymaster 0]

HH's latest poll shows a lot of folks believe this is possible
As of right now there are only 7 total votes, so I'm not sure if I'd agree with this statement yet. I doubt if anyone will ever be able to land a wing suit for the same reasons you give.
Bob

[quade 4]

Hmmm, I actually like the glass smooth lake idea a lot less than wheels.
If somebody tries landing on a lake, they should first take a few flying lessons in a sea plane.
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[james1010 0]

agreed.
BTW, since I'm here, I'll answer your question from another thread:
It's much worse to have great weather and be stuck at work , which I take it you're at as well as I.
James

[quade 4]

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If the space shuttle can come in on a 22 degree approach and still flare out to a soft touchdown I don't see why a suit couldn't be designed eventually to accomplish this.

Uh, lot's of instruments, the smoothest runways on the planet, really LONG runways and really, really strong landing gear?
Not only that, they STILL use a parachute to help stop them!
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[diverdriver 5]

[smirk] I'm only hearing negativity here. No adventure. No explorer's spirit. Seeing the glass as half empty. [/big smirk]
Oh sure, now you have to get technical on me.
DD

[TheMarshMan1 0]

We talked about this in another thread. I personally don't think its gonna happen- its against everything we know to land without a parachute, I don't believe too many will want to try,. Water wouldnt work too well I dont believe... Ever wad it while waterskiing? Painful...and thats not even as fast as a wingsuit would be moving forward. If it were attempted, I still think the best idea might be to find a powdery, open, and consistently sloped area of a ski resort. You would definitely have to have some frontal body protection (a sled? ) though. Loic Jean-Albert did a wingsuit flight down a mountain in Crosswind, but its hard to tell how far AGL he was...anyone know? Maybe he's onto something there...but like I said, I don't think its gonna happen anytime soon. Just my .02....
"If I could be like that, I would give anything, just to live one day, in those shoes..."

[Zennie 0]

Kevlar breastplate?
"Zero Tolerance: the politically correct term for zero thought, zero common sense."

[SkydiveMonkey 0]

Or a rubber one so you can bounce !!
When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or you're loose, its how drunk you get.

[quade 4]

Oh, you'll bounce alright.
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[diverdriver 5]

Course, with the increased weight of equipment for the landing you'll lose performace with today's wingsuit so it's a step back.
I KNOW!!!! STAY PUFFED MARSHMELLOW MAN!!!! Aim for the white dude!!!!!!!

[wildblue 7]

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Can somebody explain to me how they think this might be done?

Really really really long, downhill "Slip 'n Slide"
Generally speaking, you aren't learning much when your mouth is moving

[SkydiveMonkey 0]

I still say the way forward is a street-luge straped onto you When you participate in sporting events, its not whether you win or you're loose, its how drunk you get.

[Schroeder 0]

Bingo!
On another note, I went last night, it went alright. The new board pulled a little to the left, and my radio system went out and I almost got run-over, but all in all, it was manage-able. topped at 90 (km\h) (we're in canada here!).
Going again tomorrow!
"and if her "lawyer" friends don't like it, f*ck'em, let em riot...
....we're Sonic f*ck'n Death Monkey..."

[NtheSeaOrSky 0]

Trampoline ??
I'm not stubborn, I'm high-spirited!

[freeflyguy 0]

Tough.
I think some of those guy claim they can get near 0 mph of descent, when pulling out of a dive. That would be about like flairing. But.. if they could actuallu do it, that moment of 0 mph decent is an awful small window. Problem is, it would have to be perfectly timed, slide in on your belly, that and if you are just a little late on pulling up, You will be forever Late, as in the "Late Mr. former wingsuit fly guy"
j

[billbooth 10]

I don't know about the other manufacturers, but Relative Workshop is already working on an aerodynamic, retractable landing gear pod, with a drogue for after touchdown deceleration, and a small reserve parachute, in case you get a bad spot and can't make the runway. I figure we can sell it for about the same price as a Vector, but the neat part is that we figure it will be pretty much destroyed after each use. So the customer will have to buy a new one for each jump. Wait a minute...if the pod is destroyed after each jump, the customer probably won't need a new one... Oops!... Never Mind.

[freeflir29 0]

Silly Puddy.....A large mountain of Silly Puddy.......
"It's all about the BOOBIES!"

[PhreeZone 20]

Dude.... a giant sponge.... just get it really wet and impact in it....

[freeflir29 0]

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Dude.... a giant sponge.... just get it really wet and impact in it....

But then you would have to figure out which skydivers were "Sponge Worthy" LMAO
"It's all about the BOOBIES!"

[PhreeZone 20]

I was wondering who would pick up on the joke that was there.....