airdave98 0 #1 June 18, 2005 Has anybody heard about possible designs for inflatable vertical stabilizers on the aft, dorsal side of a wingsuit... kind of like the tail of an aircraft. Maybe one on the backside of each leg. It might add lateral stability when maxing out a suit. What do you guys think... stupid, or intriguing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KrisFlyZ 0 #2 June 18, 2005 I tkink the drag it would add would make it not worth the effort. We unlike airplanes do not have propulsion. Kris. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #3 June 18, 2005 I'm not sure what you would need one for anyway...www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bodypilot1 0 #4 June 18, 2005 They would probably not inflate enough to maintain ridgidity and thus be useless. Possibly something of light weight carbon fiber that straps to your calf may work, but then would be in the way during pull time and could be dangerous. For better lateral stability, dont fly with your arms so ridge all the way out. Extend your arm out to your elbows rolling your shoulders forward and use your GTI wing extention grippers as your ailerons for slight heading corrections, tweaking your wrist and pulling the gripper down for drag. Look forward in your direction of flight and think of sucking on your stomach and huntching your back up abit and maintain constent leg awarness so they arent the cause of your instability. If you start to wobble, relax alittle and continue to slowly try and regain that max postion. Be safe. Edwww.WestCoastWingsuits.com www.PrecisionSkydiving.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #5 June 18, 2005 Aircraft need this because it is a rigid structure. Birds don't need them because their bodies are very aerodynamically variable. Wingsuiters fall in the middle ground but we are still very body flexible. BTW I believe more and more aircraft of the future will rely less on verticle stabilizers and use other methods like our present day B-2 and some of the tailess drones we see. Just an opinion. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,030 #6 June 20, 2005 QuoteAircraft need this because it is a rigid structure. Birds don't need them because their bodies are very aerodynamically variable. Wingsuiters fall in the middle ground but we are still very body flexible. BTW I believe more and more aircraft of the future will rely less on verticle stabilizers and use other methods like our present day B-2 and some of the tailess drones we see. Just an opinion. Some birds, such as the Grackle, twist their tails through almost 90 degrees when flying, so as to become a vertical stab.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
