Paulipod 0 #1 November 2, 2004 I am pleased to update that our project is fully back on track. The tunnel at Bedford UK, will be renovated and will be the largest of its kind globally. (5m dia) We have :- Partnered with Bodyflying Zurich (who have worked on many projects over the last 14 years) We have agreed technical designs We have agreed funding and recieved bank approval We are currently negotiating with suppliers and will be placing orders towards the middle of November To all those that are keen to follow the renovation, we should have webcams / live updates on the site just after christmas. Happy to answer any questions - our website will also be updated regularly Paul www.bodyflight.co.uk Bodyflight Bedford www.bodyflight.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #2 November 2, 2004 wow that seems a very nice tunnel... What is (are) the closest airport(s) ??scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulipod 0 #3 November 2, 2004 London-Luton is probably the best bet... about an hour drive from there to the tunnel. (conservative driving that is!) We are looking into the possibility of accomodation on site (we have alot of space!) so you maybe even wouldnt need to worry about a hotel Bodyflight Bedford www.bodyflight.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 140 #4 November 2, 2004 Quote London-Luton is probably the best bet... about an hour drive from there to the tunnel. (conservative driving that is!) We are looking into the possibility of accomodation on site (we have alot of space!) so you maybe even wouldnt need to worry about a hotel Nice... Easy jet to Luton from Geneva... And accomodation on the site... Perfect... Bunkhouse ??scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulipod 0 #5 November 2, 2004 Maybe bunkhouse style, or we do have about 20 bedroom size rooms which could make for the more home-comfort interested skydiver The rooms are not our first priority obviously - but a serious plan non the less. Bodyflight Bedford www.bodyflight.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plummets 0 #6 November 2, 2004 QuoteHappy to answer any questions Hi Paul, good to hear the news. Would be interested to know a couple of points What optimum wind speed is the fan and motor designed for... i.e. will it get up to freefly speed. What is the speed control are you using on the fan? variable pitch blades (slow) or VSD inverters on the motor (fast). i.e. will it go from 4 way flat speed to solo head down in seconds or minutes ?? "Life is a bowl of deadly nightshade, stay way way out on the rim brother" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulipod 0 #7 November 2, 2004 Okay, on those points... We are using 3.8MW of input power, our anticipated requirement for 120mph is circa 2MW so we are confident we will be able to have power to go up to FF speeds! Obviously a tunnel of our size take significant power over that needed by other smaller diameter facilities (1000HP for 12ft compared with our 4500HP!) This does hit our running costs but hey... we dont have to spend millions to build the thing! On the blades, variable pitch blades are being used and not a variable speed drive. A few reasons... Fixed speed drive is cheaper / constant noise and reduced at 700rpm... Change of speed through pitch is plenty fast enough given the right blade & system design. Bodyflight Bedford www.bodyflight.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Plummets 0 #8 November 2, 2004 Cool, looks like you've got it worked out, guess I'll put my one on hold then, we probably don't need 3 within 50 miles of each other It's like waiting for a bloody bus.... nothing for ages then all of a sudden.......... "Life is a bowl of deadly nightshade, stay way way out on the rim brother" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paulipod 0 #9 November 3, 2004 Quoteguess I'll put my one on hold then, we probably don't need 3 within 50 miles of each other I dont know, we could have great inter-tunnel regional competitions! Bodyflight Bedford www.bodyflight.co.uk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
