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04-11-2011, 02:58 PM
zuludelta
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Don't they publish a 30km glide range on a HAHO jump? Which makes me think they probably can get close to 40 already.
Probably. I don't think they ever demo'ed it at high altitude before German government interest in the project fizzled. IIRC, they managed to coax a 5 km unpowered glide in one of the demos, but it was from medium altitude. I don't know if that makes it significantly better than a commercial recreational skydiving wingsuit, though (the record for wingsuit glide distance is 35 km from an altitude of 9 km or roughly 29,000 feet), especially when you factor in training cost, weight, and logistics.
So to me, its advantages over what already exists seem quite marginal, especially when you factor in the support for the new tech. You've got the Gryphon which requires new and specialized training to use and maintain and is projected to be able to glide 40 km on one hand, and wingsuits, which are available commercially, can be used by just about anybody qualified as a free fall jumpmaster, can be maintained using current parachute materials and technology, and can routinely get 30+ km on a high-altitude glide on the other hand.
EDIT: Turns out the 35 km record I mentioned was with
a strap-on carbon fiber delta wing
(unpowered though, unlike the Gryphon) and not a traditional wingsuit... the traditional wingsuit glide record is actually 20 km.
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