tdog 0 #1 November 13, 2007 I think when we call wingsuits "bird man suits", I think we are far from the truth. After seeing this on TV last night - I think wingsuits are genetically related to the Flying Calugo... <<<--- click that I know what I want to be, should reincarnation be true... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsane 0 #2 November 13, 2007 It looks like a GS-1, complete with leg-wing flap! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LouDiamond 1 #3 November 13, 2007 Very cool piece and a good demonstration of how AoA or pitch can affect flight on a gliding body similar to a wingsuit. If you watch the tail closely, I believe the flapping is intentional as it doesn't always flap during flight. Is that from the Planet earth series?"It's just skydiving..additional drama is not required" Some people dream about flying, I live my dream SKYMONKEY PUBLISHING Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lurch 0 #4 November 13, 2007 I think I'm related to that thing. Distant cousin maybe. Anybody notice the narrator? I'd recognize that voice anywhere. Sigourney Weaver. Shes hot. If she was a president she'd be baberaham lincoln. Her hotness factor goes up to 11. RRowr. -BLive and learn... or die, and teach by example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RJmoney 0 #5 November 13, 2007 sigourney weaver did planet earth so im guessing thats where its from.word to your mother, RJ$$ BASE 1117 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robibird 3 #6 November 13, 2007 that cute animal use tail ( tail wing ) as engine, like birds use wings....Robert Pecnik robert@phoenix-fly.com www.phoenix-fly.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airowpoint 0 #7 November 13, 2007 Quote that cute animal use tail ( tail wing ) as engine, like birds use wings.... Ah, so that's where you got the ideaLook, even evolution figured out bigger is better:-)Tristan Will you answer "NO" to my next question? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #8 November 13, 2007 Quotethat cute animal use tail ( tail wing ) as engine, like birds use wings.... Is that scientific fact or what you personaly think its doing? It looks like its using its tail for continuous trimming/correction to me?JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robibird 3 #9 November 13, 2007 it is for both... as this is vector moving, calugo doing same as fish in the wather, also this what u are saying jarno...Robert Pecnik robert@phoenix-fly.com www.phoenix-fly.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #10 November 13, 2007 I wonder what it would/could do if we threw it out of the plane at 12K JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #11 November 13, 2007 Quote it is for both... as this is vector moving, calugo doing same as fish in the wather, also this what u are saying jarno... No..I was thinking it was merely correcting its trajectory and steering.. You are saying it's using it for active propulsion (not gliding, but actual propelled flight) For it to work as a propelling force, there would have to be an abvious sinus-wave present in the motion of the tail. Which I do seem to spot (though high speed slowmo footage would work better for actual observations like these) But my question was... Are you THINKING thats what its doing...or do you have the National Geographics Guide to Calugo's on your desk?A source..be it observation of the video, reading it somewhere, or a background in zoology would be nice so readers know to take something for a fact or a gues...?JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
robibird 3 #12 November 13, 2007 only to die unfortunatuly.Robert Pecnik robert@phoenix-fly.com www.phoenix-fly.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tdog 0 #13 November 13, 2007 Quote I wonder what it would/could do if we threw it out of the plane at 12K I think he would have a 12 minute flight, maybe longer, since it takes him 10 seconds to go tree to tree. I always have wanted to take my pets flying with me... I wonder if Calugos can be domesticated. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Airowpoint 0 #14 November 13, 2007 Quote A source..be it observation of the video, reading it somewhere, or a background in zoology would be nice so readers know to take something for a fact or a gues...? Hereby a paper about the analysis of 3-D kinematic serpent dynamic vector propulsion: http://www.flyingsnake.org/publications/downloads/Socha_et_al_2005.pdfTristan Will you answer "NO" to my next question? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #15 November 13, 2007 Wikipedia (as correct or incorrect as it may be) states flying squirrels to only 'fly' at a glide ratio of roughly 1.98 The Calugo definately seems to do a lot better. But it also seems to score a lot higher in terms of surface/wing area. Like a flying squirrel that had a wild night out with a bat..JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #16 November 13, 2007 p.s. Anyone wanna place bets how long its gonna take for Tony to create/release a suit called the "Calugo*"*available in tue dye JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhoenixRising 0 #17 November 13, 2007 Quote p.s. Anyone wanna place bets how long its gonna take for Tony to create/release a suit called the "Calugo*"*available in tue dye I'll make sure the "Calugo" suit has scalloped wings. that way it will be cool.JustinWingsuit organizing, first flight courses and coaching Flock University Tonysuits Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkymonkeyONE 4 #18 November 13, 2007 That's very, very cool! Like Robi, I believe that critter might actually be using his tail wing for propulsion, at least to some degree. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darklow 0 #19 November 13, 2007 very nice animal! by curiosity got interested in, but very few info about this animal... Info that i found on Encyclopaedia Britannica; Or A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and ... (year - 1826) There is only one species viz. G. Volans. Flying Calugo or Flying Lemur. This is one of those extraordinary quadrupeds whom nature has raised above their usual element and enabled to transport themselves through the air in a manner, which though it cannot strictly be denominated, flying is at least very similar to it. The body of the flying lemur is about three feet long; but, except when the membrane is expanded, it is very slender. It has a slender tail, about a span long. The membrane, which extends from the neck to the fore legs, hind legs, and tail is covered with fur, but appears membranaceous on the inner side. The upper side of the animal is of a deep ash colour, inclining to black when young, and the back is crossed transversely with blackish lines. Its head is long, its mouth small, and its teeth differ from those of every other quadruped hitherto examined. The cutting teeth in the lower jaw are deeply cut like a comb; the canine teeth, as Pallas calls them (though Geoffroy thinks they are more properly cutting teeth) are triangular very broad at the base and very short. The csecum or large intestine is very voluminous. It is a native of the Molucca and Philippine islands frequents woody places aud feeds on fruits and probably on insects. It almost constantly resides on trees; in descending from which it preads its membranes and balances itself in a gentle manner towards the place at which it aims, but in ascending it uses a leaping pace. It brings forth two young, which are said to adhere to the breasts of the parent by their teeth and claws. Geoffroy and Cuvier make two varieties or species of this genus, viz. G Rufus, Red Calugo; and G Variegatus, Varied Calugo - but these are probably no more than sexual differences. Reference: http://books.google.com/books?id=Is0nAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA507&ots=PpifGsM-04&vq=calugo&dq=calugo+animal&pg=PA460&ci=531,700,407,654&source=bookclip Some historical drawing images - Flying Calugo http://books.google.com/books?id=Is0nAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA539&img=1&zoom=3&hl=en&sig=UxrrCMEjH0lhM1e5AJbU50Rivu8&ci=523,81,434,515&edge=1 http://www.greyheronprints.com/images/IMG_5151.jpg And another similar animal - Flying Maucauco - more stylish one :) http://www.greyheronprints.com/images/IMG_5168.jpg ;)The Earth is Art, The Photographer is only a Witness http://adventure.lv/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #20 November 13, 2007 Quote very nice animal! by curiosity got interested in, but very few info about this animal... I also believe its using its tail as propulsion (its not flapping, its pulsating in a sinus-like motion)..I was just asking Robi if it was his thinking, or if he had some more info on the critter somewhere, as there seems to be little to no information available on this critter online.. Sounds like a new-age discovery "New species of animal found..online"JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dploi 0 #21 November 13, 2007 Seems like a mutant bat. It sleeps hanging upside-down like a bat... similar diet, size, gestation, etc as a lot fruit bats in the area. VERY rad creature. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riggerrob 643 #22 November 16, 2007 Sounds like we have three species of mammals that fly: bats, squirrels and lemurs (Calugo). Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #23 November 16, 2007 QuoteSounds like we have three species of mammals that fly: bats, squirrels and lemurs (Calougo). And dont forget the reptiles...there are some snakes that glide/change direction in mid-air... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwDAsJCB2PgJC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisgray 0 #24 November 17, 2007 Great video Jarno but....what the hell were they saying!!!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
mccordia 74 #25 November 17, 2007 Quote Great video Jarno but....what the hell were they saying!!! No clue...I understand dutch, german, english and a bit of french, but this one also caught me by surpriseJC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
