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3:1 for horizontal vs vertical is quite dangerous, I guess the sport will get somewhat safer as this ratio improves, but it will take more material research pro

• manarth 10y ago
  > "3:1 for horizontal vs vertical is quite dangerous" I would suggest that the danger isn't the glide-ratio, but the proximity to the ground. Could better materials improve safety? If there were improvements in the predictability and consistency of flight characteristics, that might have a more positive effect, but I can't see improvements in the glide-ratio having an impact on safety.
• Asooka 10y ago
  Or bigger wings. I wonder if it would be possible to make a bat-wing-suit with giant wings with the bones of the membrane connected to your fingers. I mean, deltaplanners do something close to what wingsuit divers do, except their wings are huge and they can soar for hours.