Birdman Blade?

[Costyn 1]

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The pictures should speak for themselves,

I'm guessing the blades make up the core with, what looks like, an S-6/ S-3 on each wing of the formation?

[xwind 0]

If the new suit has mylar ribs they can keep it.

I dont have time to take my suit to the dz on a coat hanger.

Wingsuit South Africa

[Costyn 1]

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If the new suit has mylar ribs they can keep it.

I dont have time to take my suit to the dz on a coat hanger.

They do have ribs, but they are not mylar, they are reinforced sail material (which is designed to be able to fold an bend without breaking), so you can stuff your suit in a bag just like you used to with a suit without ribs.

Cheers

Costyn van Dongen - http://www.flylikebrick.com/ - World Wide Wingsuit News

[xwind 0]

In that case, expect my order.

Wingsuit South Africa

[Tonto 1]

As described, the new "mylar" serves the same function without the care/wear issues of mylar. Small pic attached. It's been in use on the S6 for some time now.

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It's the year of the Pig.

[pierre3636 0]

i also saw on their website that they have changed their production process and should now produce suits in 2 weeks ! that would rock

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[TomAiello 26]

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As described, the new "mylar" serves the same function without the care/wear issues of mylar. Small pic attached. It's been in use on the S6 for some time now.

Does anyone know where to source this material (it's for a non-wingsuit project, if you're worried about competition or something). Feel free to PM me if it's a trade secret.

Thanks!

-- Tom Aiello

Tom@SnakeRiverBASE.com
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[aarthus 0]

it looks like a hybrid of a phi & a S6 ? no ?

Patrick de Guillebon

[mccordia 74]

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it looks like a hybrid of a phi & a S6 ? no ?

Its the same colours as a phi, but thats where the similarities stop..

Those black bars on the back of the wing are backvents
The airlocked wings are the most stable and fast inflating in any of the suits Ive flown. Both in front and back flying..

The legwing attaches to the back in these prototypes..and the booties can be tilted out 90 degrees (no need for that in flocking) to gain a massive amount of surface on the legwing..

JC
FlyLikeBrick
I'm an Athlete?

[voodew1 0]

To me the suit looks to be in the intermediate range, wings are much smaller than the S3S/S6
and wing design looks to be kind of Phantomish

The pimp hand is powdered up ... say something stupid

[birdynamnam 28]

though it is obvious that the wings are smaller than on the S3S/S6, I would say that if you where able to get high "enough" performance out of less surface area that would be ideal to me. Why flap around in tons of nylon if you could do with a little less and more intelligently applied material? It seems to me that the suit is (naturally) a hybrid of some previous designs (Firebird wing back inlets, Phi arm wings angle, S6 back deflector though a lot bigger). I notice the angle of the arms are more swept back. I like that idea. I don't quite get it why the legwing is that narrow. seems more narrow than S3S/S6? Personally I like a suit with a bit wider leg stance.. Bla bla.. the best thing is to try it on ofcourse..If it feels good it is all good

[mccordia 74]

The big inlets on the back make the wing look smaller visually...,but comparing the Armwings of the S6, and these prototypes, the armwings are bigger then the S6, most of the extra surface is on the body, instead of on the wingtips (which would mean longer grippers).
This can still be flown without holding grippers (for docking etc) without the armwing flapping.

Some things will be quite different on the final production model you'll see the 20th..

JC
FlyLikeBrick
I'm an Athlete?

[birdynamnam 28]

I agree that the new shape is better for thre reasons that you mention, plus I would think it would be less tirering to fly? Stiil think that all wings looks just a tiny bit smaller, not that this should be a bad thing though..

[01Blade 0]

Is this suit a bunch of hype much like the phi flap bag. If the people at birdman would spend more time engineering there suits and less time b.s.ing everybody with teaser ad after teaser ad they would have a better flying suit. looks like they are only concernd with styling and not performance. Maybe if people start wearing them to the disco-tec they would perform better. I wonder if you can get any lift while doing a windmill!

deinflate your ego

[VectorBoy 0]

If the people at birdman would spend more time engineering there suits and less time b.s.ing everybody with teaser ad after teaser ad they would have a better flying suit. looks like they are only concernd with styling and not performance.

[yuri_base 1]

Ok. I'm confused. Was Phi designed to have L/D = golden ratio = 1.618...?!

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[VectorBoy 0]

Now it was designed to look good in a disco. Stay'n alive stay'n alive, phi!

[aerodynamite 0]

Mr Blade shouting from the bushes ( not entering the name)... Did someone pee in your cereals?

- No mercy in the flock! Straighten your legs!!! -

[birdynamnam 28]

[174fps 1]

The Blade blurb is now up on the Birdman site
along with the topgun video ( really nice )
I didn't see any price quoted

[voodew1 0]

This suit is not for everyone. To qualify as a BLADE pilot please contact..............

So what do you have to do to qualify........I know have a credit card

High collar looks like a pain in the neck --- and hot for all the southern jumpers

The pimp hand is powdered up ... say something stupid

[stratman05 0]

maybe it's birdman's way of not getting hit with too many orders and pushing delivery dates back to the 6-12 month schedule.

They just won't sell you one

[KrisFlyZ 0]

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High collar looks like a pain in the neck --- and hot for all the southern jumpers

From a purely performance perspective...and airtight collar is the correct thing, IMO. For performance the body of the suit should be snug and not fill with air.

Ofcourse, I don't like or need backvents so that is disappointing...especially with what it is called.

Kris.

[VectorBoy 0]

From a purely performance perspective...and airtight collar is the correct thing, IMO. For performance the body of the suit should be snug and not fill with air.

Kris.

[notsane 0]

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