sdctlc 0 #1 October 3, 2010 Lots of people say positive and lots say negative about Jeb but say what you will, he can get in the press..... http://www.airspacemag.com/issue/November-2010.html Article and some pics: http://www.airspacemag.com/flight-today/Jump-Fly-Land.html Scott C."He who Hesitates Shall Inherit the Earth!" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antonija 0 #2 October 4, 2010 Quote he can get in the press..... So can octomom But Jebs wingsuit videos are nice to watch.I understand the need for conformity. Without a concise set of rules to follow we would probably all have to resort to common sense. -David Thorne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quade 4 #3 October 4, 2010 From the article; QuoteDe Gayardon managed only a 1:1.3 glide ratio, little better than a skilled skydiver in freefall. He died in a fall in 1998 when a new packing method he was trying for his rigging caused it to fail, and left unrealized his dreams for the potential of wing suits. "New packing method"? (cough, cough) . . . bullshit.quade - The World's Most Boring Skydiver Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aarthus 0 #4 October 4, 2010 Quote De Gayardon managed only a 1:1.3 glide ratio 1:1.8Patrick de Guillebon Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 74 #5 October 4, 2010 Quote Quote De Gayardon managed only a 1:1.3 glide ratio 1:1.8 And looking at last years Wings over Marl, even the winner in distance only had 1.9 in one round. Showing that even though suits have grown 6 sizes since that first wingsuit design by Patrick, the performance hasnt doubles 6 fold...JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
notsane 0 #6 October 4, 2010 Alright! The "land a wingsuit" thing is back in the news! My BS meter hasn't been off the scale in a while ... thanks! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,106 #7 October 4, 2010 Quote Quote Quote De Gayardon managed only a 1:1.3 glide ratio 1:1.8 And looking at last years Wings over Marl, even the winner in distance only had 1.9 in one round. Showing that even though suits have grown 6 sizes since that first wingsuit design by Patrick, the performance hasnt doubles 6 fold... Size doesn't necessarily correlate with glide ratio. Glide ratio is determined by lift/drag ratio, and increasing size increases both lift AND drag (all other things being equal). To get a better glide ratio designers need to increase lift and/or decrease drag.... 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
TheCaptain 2 #8 October 8, 2010 it is intersting to me that most all of his current video stuff is on his X-bird, but yet he is sporting a Stealth 2 in the picturesKirk He's dead Jim Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
