The Special Wingsuit
We have been reading about a 42-year-old man who jumped out of a helicopter wearing only a wingsuit in England, and he year 2012.
There was a guy called Gary Connery who jumped out of a helicopter wearing a wingsuit and he landed safely on the ground. He wanted to have a record as the first person to jump from such a great height without using a parachute. The skydive took place at Henley-on-Thames, he landed in an area covered with 18,600 cardboard boxes.
The wingsuit designs increase surface area with fabric between and under the arms and legs. That helped to catch air and slow down the descent.The design of the wingsuit can be traced as back of a flying squirrel.The flying squirrel doesn't actually fly but it jumped from great height and lands safely, it glides by using loose folds of skins running down both sides of their bodies.
I watched a video about how Gary Connery jumped from a helicopter. It was amazing! It looked very scary but, it was very exhilarating to watch.
Thank you Dokota
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There was a guy called Gary Connery who jumped out of a helicopter wearing a wingsuit and he landed safely on the ground. He wanted to have a record as the first person to jump from such a great height without using a parachute. The skydive took place at Henley-on-Thames, he landed in an area covered with 18,600 cardboard boxes.
The wingsuit designs increase surface area with fabric between and under the arms and legs. That helped to catch air and slow down the descent.The design of the wingsuit can be traced as back of a flying squirrel.The flying squirrel doesn't actually fly but it jumped from great height and lands safely, it glides by using loose folds of skins running down both sides of their bodies.
I watched a video about how Gary Connery jumped from a helicopter. It was amazing! It looked very scary but, it was very exhilarating to watch.
Thank you Dokota