mccordia 73 #1 November 9, 2010 Hi all, I just finished editing this video, with some of Visa's flights from last summer. Enjoy! QuoteVisa Parviainen is a Finish skydiver and adventurer. He flies the 'Stealth2' a high performance wingsuit designed by Robert Pecnik of phoenix-fly.com. The suit allows skydivers and B.A.S.E. jumpers to turn their fall into a glide. With the aid of Dutch company AMT Jets, he constructed a pair of jet-boots that allowing him to fly his wingsuit without loss of altitude, and even climb at a rate of 1 meter per second. Watch as Visa experiments during jumps from balloons and airplanes, and makes the dream of human flight real in most spectacular fashion! phoenix-fly.com editing: Jarno Cordia airrebels.com Watch on VimeoJC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
doughboyshred 0 #2 November 9, 2010 Sick doesn't even come close. So freaking awesome. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #3 November 9, 2010 nicely edited, sweetly shot, damn...I'd like to do this one day. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tvandijck 0 #4 November 9, 2010 yeah, where can I buy this ;) One thing that actually got me thinking is that almost at the end of the clip you see him flying next to the plane at an almost 'upright' position... I wonder how far you can actually 'train' to balance on the engines, and get 'level' flight while in a stand-up position. How much thrust do these engines generate? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 73 #5 November 9, 2010 Quote yeah, where can I buy this ;) AMT jets is based in Holland Quote How much thrust do these engines generate? Listen to the audioJC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tvandijck 0 #6 November 9, 2010 but Jarno, I like you to do all the work for me ;) Anyway, 40 kilos per engine, so a person with an exit weight of a little less them 80kg could get a standup level flight, if he/she could actually balance on the engines... not many would succeed I guess. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DSE 3 #7 November 9, 2010 According to their site, 50lbf of thrust on the larger engines, and cost for a setup is around 10K, so not all that expensive. Baird (US manufacturer) wanted nothing to do with this conversation about a year back, but they are considerably less costly. Kinda like IronMan, yeah? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #8 November 9, 2010 nice work Jarno (and Visa) The JET era is in the starts. Let's have FEUN scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Costyn 0 #9 November 9, 2010 Very cool!Costyn van Dongen - http://www.flylikebrick.com/ - World Wide Wingsuit News Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Butters 0 #10 November 9, 2010 Two thumbs up!"That looks dangerous." Leopold Stotch Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tvandijck 0 #11 November 10, 2010 QuoteAccording to their site, 50lbf of thrust on the larger engines, and cost for a setup is around 10K, so not all that expensive. "392N / 88Lbf" for the Titan engine actually, which is the engine this guy is jumping with I think... 10K euro, "not all that expensive".. I guess all things are relative, I'm sure it's not expensive for this type of equipment, but I'm bailing. It certainly sounds/looks like a lot of fun, but 2x10K == 20K setup, spare parts etc, you're easily 25K EURO in.. I think I'll take some coaching and tunnel instead ;) Quote Baird (US manufacturer) wanted nothing to do with this conversation about a year back, but they are considerably less costly. The highest rated on the Baird site is only 160N, or 33.6Lbf.. thus comparable with the Pegasus HP from AMT.. which costs only 4K. Couldn't find a more powerfull engine on the baird site. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trae 1 #12 November 11, 2010 WoW this jet stuff is really working.Has any-one other than that finnish guy flown one of these ? Perhaps if the test-pilot was a long and skinny lightweight we'd see a big increase in the performance levels. What a pity we'd all have to be millionairs to have a go. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
antonija 0 #13 November 11, 2010 20.000 is nowhere close to million. You just have to decide what you need most: A jet-wingsuit or a new car I understand the need for conformity. Without a concise set of rules to follow we would probably all have to resort to common sense. -David Thorne Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maretus 0 #14 November 11, 2010 Quote 20.000 is nowhere close to million. You just have to decide what you need most: A jet-wingsuit or a new car Please understand that the 20k (or something) might be just the cost for a pair of turbines. We're not talking about out of the shelf box product that you can just buy and start flying. Visa has spent countless amounts of time and money to work on his project. To improve the reliability of his setup and make it as safe as possible to use. It's not like he just strapped pair of turbines to his feet and gave it a go. :) The result you can see on the video is the result of years of R&D on the ground and in the air. So be prepared to fork over some serious amounts of cash and time before you can plan to achieve what he has achieved. And for the other poster, I know another finnish guy who has made (at least) one flight on the same system but nothing as thorough as Visa has done.http://www.ufufreefly.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 73 #15 November 11, 2010 Also note the laptops and other equipment hooked up to the turbines... Its not just cash that made this happen. Its a lot of hard work/effort.. JC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
piisfish 135 #16 November 11, 2010 Quote Also note the laptops and other equipment hooked up to the turbines... Its not just cash that made this happen. Its a lot of hard work/effort.. and special effects scissors beat paper, paper beat rock, rock beat wingsuit - KarlM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mccordia 73 #17 November 11, 2010 Quote and special effects Haha...if it makes you feel better, a blue tarp for $10,- and some animation could do the same...but my hourly rates will end up costing you more than 20kJC FlyLikeBrick I'm an Athlete? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
