So — how fast can you go in a wingsuit? First things first though. In order to fly a wingsuit, there is a laundry list of requirements to meet before donning the webbed suit — because there are more elements to manage than in a traditional skydive, and well — safety first! For example, you need to earn skydiving jumps and yepp — WNY Skydiving can teach you all about it in their Wingsuit Academy. Wingsuit flying or as we say in skydiving, wingsuiting , is a discipline of skydiving using a specific jumpsuit with fabric webbed between the legs and each arm, adding surface area to the human body and creating an increase in lift capacity.
The idea of unassisted flying and gliding through the air like a bird is the dream of many, and the discipline quickly gained popularity in the s.
The webbed-looking suits have also evolved for better performance to effect an increased wingsuit glide ratio and speed.
We get that question a lot. In traditional body flight ie skydiving , a jumper can reach vertical speeds between mph and mph — depending on their axis for example: flying belly-to-earth or head-to-earth. This additional surface also increases drag that affects the vertical speed of the flier. The average wingsuit speed is about mph, and it increases the glide ratio or also known as lift versus drag to I would argue that the most important aspect of performance flight to focus on is horizontal speed with precision and control.
It is more important to train for a high horizontal speed. Edge ahead of the friend next to you, forcing him to adjust his wingsuit configuration formerly known as body position and AoA to overtake you — then use him as a reference to pass, again.
Training for speed in small formations of two to three pilots will allow you to use one another as reference points to gauge performance adjustments. Keep your first speed formations small, at three pilots max, to begin with. Safety in formations and proper flight patterns are a completely different chapter, but a small group flying close together in the same direction is the basic idea.
GPS instruments are generally an inaccurate way to judge wingsuit performance due to the difference between airspeed how fast you are actually flying and groundspeed what your GPS measures. While recorded data is not a useful or reliable way to gauge performance, an audible Flysight is a useful tool when flying solo.
Audible feedback set to horizontal speed will help you to find the fastest position, and angle, while you are flying. Side by side testing is best. The polar curve below will help us to understand the relationship between glide, speed, and sink rate. Beyond the best glide speed, the wingsuit airspeed increases together with the sink rate — as we fly faster, we descend faster, which is not a bad thing.
Figure 2. Polar Curve. To increase horizontal speed, one must increase vertical speed. This helps weaken the subconscious suggestion that flying wingsuits at 'best glide' is 'best'. It's not, most of the time. Flying at MID Speed will get you to the farthest possible impact point. However, flying significantly faster than MID Speed over suitable terrain will also give you increased available lift and maneuvering capability, making you a safer wingsuit pilot.
MID Speed also has a nice mnemonic ring to it We want to keep our airspeed well above the point of best glide MID Speed. That green section on the polar curve where airspeed and sink rate increase is our ideal speed range for both skydiving and BASE jumping. This is the speed range that allows us to use retained energy to increase our glide performance in order to extend our glide path or disconnect from terrain, but is not so steep as to be uncomfortable or inefficient.
Training to keep yourself at MID best glide airspeeds can result in a tendency to fly too slowly, too close to stall, and with zero energy reserves to increase your glide when the need arises. Flying a wingsuit safely means having enough airspeed to significantly increase your glide or make a significant course correction without stalling your wingsuit. You can practice flying at each segment of the polar curve in order to learn what each segment feels like.
Practice flying at min sink, near stall, and practice stalling your wingsuit. Low speed flight kills wingsuit pilots in the BASE environment. The wingsuit center of gravity CoG is often behind the center of pressure CoP , meaning the natural tendency of some wingsuits is to fly head-high.
The center of gravity and the center of pressure where the lift force is concentrated on an airplane are usually located very close together. Wingsuits are sometimes different. The center of pressure on a wingsuit is generally located higher more forward but CoP moves with changes in Angle of Attack. Stumpf has spent nearly half his life in uniform, and after retiring from active duty, leaping from the edge of the troposphere to marry his passion for skydiving with his commitment to serving a community that has long served him well.
He convinced his parents to sign a consent waiver for early enlistment when he was 17, and upon hitting 18, was off to basic training. Probably a good call; no one pays that much attention to jugglers anyway. The first time Stumpf jumped from a plane, it was significantly less impressive than his recent record-setting winged flight. Instead, he and the other newer members had to strap into static line chutes while the more experienced SEALs sat across from them and laughed. The whole thing sucks," Stumpf says.
The opening is really violent. You jump from low altitude. The landing is like jumping off the top of a ten-story roof. Check out the video above for some epic footage of Florez's test jumps, including some POV video. Want more wild aerial action, including skydiving, BASE jumping, and wingsuit flying? Check out the Miles Above video series. Watch this and find out what a wingsuit race is kph around an aerial racecourse suspended from ….
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