The111 1 #1 September 11, 2007 Blick it or ticket! At Tony's request HERE are some photos from a jump we made yesterday shooting some Mercury suits.www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bdrake529 0 #2 September 11, 2007 Wow! Where do I order? Just kidding....sort of.Brian Drake Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #3 September 11, 2007 Inflation looks solid..surface area is more then impressive! The rate at which TS is experimenting and busting out prototypes is incredible...JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbondvegas 0 #4 September 11, 2007 Wow. As interesting as the moving back of the wings is the fact that the arm wings end at a point that does not 'end' at the body junction point, but rather has a squared off point. And also that the leg wing extends beyond it's final attachment point. Is this suit even bigger than the SM1? How where the times/distances??? It is nice to see such innovative ideas being developed and tested. By the time I'm ready for a new suit...I'm sure I'll be amazed by what will be available. Keep it up!!- - - I am not afraid of tomorrow, for I have seen yesterday and I love today. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisgray 0 #5 September 11, 2007 Very impressive suit Tony. It looks very different than any other suit I have seen. The inflation indeed looks rock solid. Great pics Matt.WSI-6 / PFI-55 The Brothers Gray Wingsuit Academy http://www.myspace.com/cgwingsuitpilot http://www.myspace.com/thebrothersgray Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsane 0 #6 September 11, 2007 I was only able to get one jump on the suit before Tony left for Europe with them. The suit was absolutely rock-solid in every respect, to the point that I could not deflate the leg wing at pull-time ... I just bent my knees. The grippers on the arm-wings aren't necessary. There was no arm pressure whatsoever. All I can say is, keep your eye on this one. Scott Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The111 1 #7 September 11, 2007 Also worth noting: Chuck Blue was on this dive and would have been in more pictures if he hadn't exited 3 seconds early. www.WingsuitPhotos.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony-tonysuits 0 #8 September 11, 2007 Post: Wow. As interesting as the moving back of the wings is the fact that the arm wings end at a point that does not 'end' at the body junction point, but rather has a squared off point. And also that the leg wing extends beyond it's final attachment point. Is this suit even bigger than the SM1? How where the times/distances??? --------------------------------------- The leg wing is the SM1 but it go's to the heels, the first one had me going head down so I did the "fat" end to the arm wing to balence the suit, I made the Handle smaller to make the arm lighter [Jeff's idea] seems ok I think, balenced to the point that you can control your angle of atack with your head, but on one jump I rased my head so much I staled, never felt that before, felt like i was gong straght down and nothing worked till I pulled my arms in and got going again, so we still have to do some tests, maybe take a bit off the arm wing, or make the leg wing longer haha and sorry Jeff but i took em all with me and didnt send you the yellow one back, oh "squirly", the Mercury mod fixed her up, I did 3 minets, av 38 mph the whole skydive,Life is a series of wonderful opportunities, brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. tonysuits.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsane 0 #9 September 11, 2007 Matt, you're too funny. Chuck said "Gimme Two, Foo!" .. I thought he meant two seconds ... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kunstrasen 0 #10 September 11, 2007 As these suits now have a "high wing", how do they fly on the back? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #11 September 11, 2007 I initially laughed at Tony when he showed up with these prototypes.....Right up to the point that I videoed him to check for proper inflation, etc. They are very, very solid and extremely fast. Big Nose can finally get away from me. I mean WAY away from me (in my S6). They have a narrower legstance than a Mach1, but have longer legs with a different (to the heel) attachment. Very, very stable in flight. We have all been very impressed with these things so far. Funky looking for sure, but I haven't seen any flappage at all out of any of these prototypes. He took four or five of them with him to Europe. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #12 September 11, 2007 QuoteAs these suits now have a "high wing", how do they fly on the back? With the blade protos with a same heel attachment, we couldnt fly them completely 'open' with the legwing, or the suit tended to tip you headlow on you back. But closing then a few cm was all that took to fly properly on its back. My guess is this flies on its back just as easy?JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,026 #13 September 11, 2007 Tony sure must have bought a lot of that PINK fabric.... 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
SkymonkeyONE 4 #14 September 11, 2007 Quote As these suits now have a "high wing", how do they fly on the back? Ah! Something I haven't seen yet! I haven't seen Tony fly this suit on it's back yet, so who knows. I can guarantee it will be solidly inflated, one way or another though, so I can only speculate that there will be very limited flappage (if any at all). On the jump where Tony averaged 38 in the suit, I averaged the same in my S6, but he was far, far ahead of me after he kicked it out. Again, amazing for Tony. You should see the grin on his ugly face!I would have never thought that this would have been a suit that would "work", but if even SCOTT BLAND can fly one and pull away from me, there must be something to it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #15 September 11, 2007 QuoteTony sure must have bought a lot of that PINK fabric. He had to get rid of it somehow! With prototypes it simply does not matter what you use, does it? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xwind 0 #16 September 11, 2007 Can we get some prototypes to South Africa?Wingsuit South Africa Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pierre3636 0 #17 September 11, 2007 yeah tony lets get something going ~ time is ~ time was ~ times past ~ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony-tonysuits 0 #18 September 11, 2007 ok, what size? give me your height and weight, and it wont be till after flk&dockLife is a series of wonderful opportunities, brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. tonysuits.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsane 0 #19 September 11, 2007 Ouch, Chuck .. I resemble that one. That pink fabric nearly guarentees that no one will steal them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kunstrasen 0 #20 September 11, 2007 Quote Ouch, Chuck .. I resemble that one. That pink fabric nearly guarentees that no one will steal them. The colour is fine as long as you do just night jumps on it.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VectorBoy 0 #21 September 12, 2007 How does the mercury compare to the SM1 Tony? Is it a faster or more super version? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Buried 0 #22 September 12, 2007 dont there there has been enough testing to really tell at this point. this vers of the suit is only a week or so old Where is my fizzy-lifting drink? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony-tonysuits 0 #23 September 12, 2007 How does the mercury compare to the SM1 Tony? Is it a faster or more super version? ------------------------------------ Ive only done 4 days on them, but I put an SM1 on in the middle of testing the mercury suit, I THINK I like the mercury better, not sure if ifs faster [ i just have to get a GPS] it just feels smoother, I have a week with Tristan in France coming up, I'll put the Mercury against his tall ass in an SM1 and see the comparison, we'll both be "tuning" up for the race in Italy so it will be great for both of us, Ireland next though, Life is a series of wonderful opportunities, brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. tonysuits.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
seeya 0 #24 September 13, 2007 That is one good looking suit ! Really impressed with the pressurization and wing shapes. Any idea what kind of glide ratio your getting ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tony-tonysuits 0 #25 September 13, 2007 thank you, Jeff and I spent a lot of time working on the inflation, we constantly talk about how we can improve somth, I cant wait to get him the new leg, I don't have any numbers yet on the suit, but it does seem a bit faster with more float, so that spells G/R right? My first priority when I get back is to get a GPS. With the new arm attach system were using it will be easy to make diff arms for the same suit and with 15 mins of stitch picking could interchange em for testing OR Its possible to use just a zip holding the arms on for testing purpose's, recording jumps with a GPS will eliminate a lot of the guess work.Life is a series of wonderful opportunities, brilliantly disguised as impossible situations. tonysuits.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
