Hi there,
I'm currently designing/building a wingsuit.
I've already learnt some things from other threads on this site and hope to learn a lot more.
The picture is of a model of my non-fabric Exo wingsuit.
My design differs from most modern wingsuits in many ways.
* It doesn't rely on ram air pressure to inflate the wings.
* its more rigid consistent wing skinning can incorporate/support hi-lift devices.
* It can be made more aerodynamically efficient.
Eg A modern fabric unpowered wingsuit may require a 200mph forward speed to achieve anything like an extended horizontal glide.
I'm hoping the speed required to achieve an extended horizontal glide will be greatly reduced . Also reducing the stall speed is another goal.
The 1/3 scale testers worked out OK so a full size version was next.
This proved the be controllable so continued .
Simplified overall design by omitting the L.E slat if only temporarily.
.Then it started looking like a wingsuit
Now I'm continuing with the articulated spar design and my attempts at taming the operation of the retracting mechanism.
I'm interested in people thoughts about this project
I get the feeling the expertise is present in these forums to help make this aircraft as lightweight , strong and safe as possible.
I'll be posting in the other forums with some specific design/structural issues I've been having.
Looking forward to your feedback soon.
.
I'm currently designing/building a wingsuit.
I've already learnt some things from other threads on this site and hope to learn a lot more.
The picture is of a model of my non-fabric Exo wingsuit.
My design differs from most modern wingsuits in many ways.
* It doesn't rely on ram air pressure to inflate the wings.
* its more rigid consistent wing skinning can incorporate/support hi-lift devices.
* It can be made more aerodynamically efficient.
Eg A modern fabric unpowered wingsuit may require a 200mph forward speed to achieve anything like an extended horizontal glide.
I'm hoping the speed required to achieve an extended horizontal glide will be greatly reduced . Also reducing the stall speed is another goal.
The 1/3 scale testers worked out OK so a full size version was next.
This proved the be controllable so continued .
Simplified overall design by omitting the L.E slat if only temporarily.
.Then it started looking like a wingsuit
Now I'm continuing with the articulated spar design and my attempts at taming the operation of the retracting mechanism.
I'm interested in people thoughts about this project
I get the feeling the expertise is present in these forums to help make this aircraft as lightweight , strong and safe as possible.
I'll be posting in the other forums with some specific design/structural issues I've been having.
Looking forward to your feedback soon.
.