PhreeZone 15 #1 December 4, 2006 Reading the interview with John Hart in Skydiving this month it looks like there is a new portable tunnel in the works and it will be hitting the road very soon with their demo team. Any one hear rumors of what design it is going to be?Yesterday is history And tomorrow is a mystery Parachutemanuals.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #2 December 5, 2006 Yep. I even know who is making it. PM only please. MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
labrys 0 #3 December 5, 2006 Then why didn't you PM that to Phree? Damned insiders. Owned by Remi #? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #4 December 5, 2006 Ego, pride and all, don't you know! One only has to do alittle net research and they two can be "in the know". MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paige 0 #5 December 7, 2006 If you still need more info let me know. HOpefully, I'll be seeing you here shortly Tunnel Pink Mafia Delegate www.TunnelPinkMafia.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TMFSTX 0 #6 January 12, 2007 Hello everyone! I rarely make post but wish to inform everyone about the portable tunnel. There have been several great attempts to build portable tunnels for body flight. Unfortunately they have all been extremely loud and the air to violent to fly in. For the past year the Fastrax project has employed Aero engineers from Wright State University and the University of Dayton to perform CFD studies for the perfect portable wind tunnel. After building and testing sesveral 1/8 scale models we found a design that will be quiet enough to park in a library parking lot and provide 150mph winds. The air column will be square providing a greater flying surface and will either be 11'x8' or 8'x10'. The quality of the air will be even and non turbulent allowing it to be used as a realistic training aid. The tunnel itself should be on the road by March 1st premiering at several NASCAR events to promote our great sport. It will be stationed at our new training DZ Startskydiving.com at the Warren County Airport in Lebanon, Ohio. Blue Skies and hope to see you at the DZ. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 0 #7 January 14, 2007 You know, there's something I've always wondered about portable tunnels: aside from your own good sense and a desire not to be a poster child for the Darwin principle, what's to stop a flyer from tracking/backsliding, etc. out of the column of air and going on the ground? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
matthewcline 0 #8 January 14, 2007 Tunnel operators rarely allow a "newbie" to get high enough to leave the padded area around the tunnel. Other designs also have "chambers" that wont allow the flyer to leave the wind column. Check the various tunnel designs at Dawn Suiters web page bodyflight.net. MattAn Instructors first concern is student safety. So, start being safe, first!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
