KrisFlyZ 0
That's a really big suit.
mariavon 0
The back deflector pouch is vented through a tube from the front which allows air to inflate the pouch (this smoothes out the line/airflow coming off the rig ) but air is also escaping between the leg wing and the pouch, acting like a slotted wing to smooth out airflow over the top of the wing ... like the birdman suits ... we have just tapered the shape of the pouch down to the ankle to create a more even and flowing line for the air to flow into and over ... in general you can say that we have simply refined existing features of both the birdman and crossbow suits.. and more importantly I think, filled in the gaps... I have to credit the makers of those suits though because we have based our Sugarglider on them.. where we go from here however is gonna "come out of the blue"... we have 9 pilots flying our current production model... we are taking orders on this suit although we are constantly testing new improvements... our wingsuit development is dedicated to to taking the possibilities of direct human flight to a totally new level...
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who were the pilots and do you have an idea of what the SG is going to retail for?
The pilots were two of the carrots (Rainier and I forget who else). They have a reasonable amounts of jumps on classics and lost of other jumping experience.
I dont know what pricing is like, but I am going to find out!
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I think he means 'Rear Deflector'. See pics on FBM.
Yes, exactly.
Those pics are the same as the suits I flew with.
Simon
Just to give You an idea or rather quick perspective when,
I overlapped the S3 on top of the SG,
I also drew an "ant line" to reflect the outline of the SG tail
hope this helps
Peej: pricing on the SG I think its still being worked out, but I suspect pricing will be the neighborhood of the other advance suits.
best regards
paul
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I overlapped the S3 on top of the SG,
I also drew an "ant line" to reflect the outline of the SG tail
hope this helps
Peej: pricing on the SG I think its still being worked out, but I suspect pricing will be the neighborhood of the other advance suits.
best regards
paul
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QuoteThe pilots were two of the carrots (Rainier and I forget who else). They have a reasonable amounts of jumps on classics and lost of other jumping experience.
OMG I hope they didn't build Orange and Green Sugargliders
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QuoteThere are pictures of the SG on the front page of flybirdman.com
Kevin
Looks even more like a flying squirrel than the predecessors.
I really wonder how it compares to the S3. It should be more "floaty" but about forward speed and overall glide ratio?
By the way, do those guys have a website?
By the way, do those guys have a website?
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QuoteI really wonder how it compares to the S3. It should be more "floaty" but about forward speed and overall glide ratio?
Here we go again....
Do a seach on here in regards to everyones personal thoughts.....
There is NO real hard data from the 2 different style suits being flown by the same pilot.
Though Paul (speedformula) may have just about every suit on the market now?
Be safe
Ed
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QuoteDo a seach on here in regards to everyones personal thoughts.....
That's constructive
I could not find any info on the sugarglider...
All I would like to know is how it compares to the S3 for overall glide ratio, that's all.
It seems to me it has more surface than any other suit I have seen.
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The111 0
The original poster said he flew his S3 with the two SG's, so maybe he could comment on how he was flying. Granted, they were learning to fly the suits so it won't mean a whole lot, but it would still be interesting to know...
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QuoteIt seems to me it has more surface than any other suit I have seen.
You mean seen yet....
Be safe
Ed
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If it's the carrots, then it's was either Rainer, Fester or Louie. They had their SG's at the Desert Boogie in Swakop in Dec. Obviously orange and green colours, they're the carrots!
They said that they're still learning to fly the suit and that it's loads more twitchy than anything else they've flown. How it flys with other production suits? They reckon there's a guy in SA called Julian who flys the crap out of the thing and as I understand it, totally outflys all other suits. But that could just be the pilot.
They reckoned the price to be about R6000+ which kinda compares to the other high performance suits on the market.
Caw-caw,
Courteney.
They said that they're still learning to fly the suit and that it's loads more twitchy than anything else they've flown. How it flys with other production suits? They reckon there's a guy in SA called Julian who flys the crap out of the thing and as I understand it, totally outflys all other suits. But that could just be the pilot.
They reckoned the price to be about R6000+ which kinda compares to the other high performance suits on the market.
Caw-caw,
Courteney.
...drags me down like some sweet gravity!!!
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There is NO real hard data from the 2 different style suits being flown by the same pilot. >
True.
Altough the SG has been around for a while ( In house mostly in SA) as far as I know this is the only suit in the U.S>
perhaps it will take some 50 ,60 jumps to really come up with an educated conclusion as to what are each suit's particular flying characteristics and also how they compare to each other.. ie performance , glide ratios, etc.
but basically , your flying longer and slower with the SG..nothing nobody has heard before.
paul
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There is NO real hard data from the 2 different style suits being flown by the same pilot. >
True.
Altough the SG has been around for a while ( In house mostly in SA) as far as I know this is the only suit in the U.S>
perhaps it will take some 50 ,60 jumps to really come up with an educated conclusion as to what are each suit's particular flying characteristics and also how they compare to each other.. ie performance , glide ratios, etc.
but basically , your flying longer and slower with the SG..nothing nobody has heard before.
paul
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perhaps it will take some 50 ,60 jumps to really come up with an educated conclusion as to what are each suit's particular flying characteristics and also how they compare to each other.. ie performance , glide ratios, etc.
Hmmm, we should wait until 2007 to hear your results then?
Ed
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Paul, were those suits sized for the same person? looking at the arm lengths, it looks like the S3 is for someone smaller.
Ted
Like a giddy school girl.
Ted
Like a giddy school girl.
hahahhahaha
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Prof: those two suits were made for a 6'0 foot frame.
but good observation man, because the s3 fits me a little tight on the arm and it seems to come up a bit short on the wrist.
paul
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but good observation man, because the s3 fits me a little tight on the arm and it seems to come up a bit short on the wrist.
paul
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The original poster said he flew his S3 with the two SG's, so maybe he could comment on how he was flying
I wouldnt read too much into it as I am not (yet) getting anywhere near the results others are from the S3 (low 50's vertical and around 1:1 glide ratio (measured by GPS).
The flocking portion of the flight was too short to really get anything more than an impression. The impression is that the Sugargliders float as expected but have more forward speed than expected and probably great glide ratios.
Simon
cynci 0
Wow, that looks like an awesome suit but there are definitely some modifications that need to be made... [i.e.] the double zipper (like the S3) is much more efficient in getting in and out of it, especially a suit of this size. And just a question... I see that you have the cutaway system on the arm and not the body but where are the cutaway handles?
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but there are definitely some modifications that need to be made... [i.e.] the double zipper (like the S3) is much more efficient in getting in and out of it, especially a suit of this size. And just a question... I see that you have the cutaway system on the arm and not the body but where are the cutaway handles? <3
~ Cyn
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The111 0
Quotewhere are the cutaway handles?
They appear to be at the top of the chest, like on the S-Fly (and other monowing suits, I think?).
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Can you go into more detail here. Do you mean to say that this suits leg wings are vented ,like the Skyflyers and vampire, with a pass through to the back?
I think he means 'Rear Deflector'. See pics on FBM.
Kris.