wingsuit flying
Gliding human flight
Wingsuit flying is skydiving or BASE jumping in a specialized suit with fabric panels between the arms and legs, allowing the wearer to glide horizontally through the air before deploying a parachute.
The wingsuit transforms freefall into controlled flight, with experienced fliers achieving glide ratios that let them cover miles of horizontal distance: She's been wingsuit flying in the Alps for years.
- skydivingRecreational freefall from aircraft
- parachuteDrag-creating descent device
- cliff jumpLeap from high rock
- paraglidingFoot-launched canopy flight
- drag coefficientMeasure of aerodynamic resistance
tracking · altimeter · emergency procedures · wind currents · membrane · proximity · mountain terrain · hang gliding · drop zones · helmet · exit strategy · terminal velocity · weather monitoring · swooping · harness · reserve chute · freefall · body position
- adventure sportsrock climbing, mountaineering, skydiving, bungee jumping, paragliding
- extreme sportsbungee jumping, skydiving, cliff diving, free solo, paragliding
- risky activitiesRussian roulette, chicken, cliff diving, bull riding, bungee jumping
- Stuntsstunt, stuntman, stunt double, daredevil, stunt performer
- air sportsskydiving, paragliding, hang gliding, parachuting, gliding
- trick sportsfreestyle BMX, freestyle skiing, skateboarding, snowboarding, halfpipe
wingsuit flyingpowered flight
Aircraft movement via engines
commercial aviation · jet aircraft · propeller plane · rocket propulsion · fighter jet
wingsuit flyingknitting
Loop-based textile making
gardening · reading · board games · yoga · fishing
wingsuit flyinghot air ballooning
Recreational lighter-than-air flight
suit, flight, wing, flying, winged, flyers, winging, wingman, wingtip