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March 5th, 2001, 10:28 AM
LAST EDITED ON Mar-05-01 AT 03:43 PM (PST)[p]For Immediate Release
Contact: Lyle Press 561-589-2878 & Jari Kuosma (813) 713-4548
Skydiving.com sets world record for largest WING SUIT formation
Sebastian Florida: Skydive Sebastian and Skydiving.com teamed up this Saturday, March 3rd to help 19 skydivers set a new world record utilizing a newly innovated wing suit. Large webbing under the arms and between the legs of the specialized suit creates a wing like surface area that slows a skydiver's fall rate from 120 MPH to approximately 50-70 MPH. At the same time the suit increases the jumper's forward speed from zero to over 80 MPH. The dynamics of the suit change the skydive to allow the experience of a 'flight' rather than just a descent.
Jumpers used a tailgate airplane called a CASA, and exited from 14,500 feet. The team of 19 attempted the record three times before getting enough jumpers in a close enough formation to beat the previous record, organized in Vichy,
France by Jean Loic. Jumpers exclusively used the "Birdman Suit" for the formation flight. The
suit, manufactured by record organizer Jari Kuosma and Birdman International, is one of only two wing suit manufacturers in the world. The late Patric DeGayardon invented the original Design. Globally renowned cinematographer, Norman Kent photographed the flight. Norman is known for his contribution to films such as "Drop Zone" and "Cutaway". Later this month in South Africa 10 jumpers, organized by Jari Kuosma of Birdman International, will take part in a historic and symbolic flight attempting to fly between two islands. The "Challenge of Freedom" flight will
take place over four shark infested miles between Robben Island, the site of Nelson Mandela's captivity, and the western coastline. The "Challenge of Freedom" is set to coincide with Human Rights Day, March 21st, and dominate
recent wing suit events. Vladi Pesa, based in Deland, Florida, is another pioneer of the wing suit phenomenon and was also involved in organizing the jump. His venture, "Wings and Things," concentrates on instructing wing suit jumping and cutting edge canopy swooping for both new and experienced skydivers. The world record took place at the Sebastian Skydiving.com boogie, a gathering of hundreds of international skydivers that launched the website's promotional and instructional summer tour of the USA. Skydiving.com is rapidly positioning itself as the only website referral service for the best
enterprises worldwide that Skydiving has to offer. For more information and downloadable pictures for news stories, visit www.skydiving.com and the Birdman website, http://www.bird-man.com
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Contact: Lyle Press 561-589-2878 & Jari Kuosma (813) 713-4548
Skydiving.com sets world record for largest WING SUIT formation
Sebastian Florida: Skydive Sebastian and Skydiving.com teamed up this Saturday, March 3rd to help 19 skydivers set a new world record utilizing a newly innovated wing suit. Large webbing under the arms and between the legs of the specialized suit creates a wing like surface area that slows a skydiver's fall rate from 120 MPH to approximately 50-70 MPH. At the same time the suit increases the jumper's forward speed from zero to over 80 MPH. The dynamics of the suit change the skydive to allow the experience of a 'flight' rather than just a descent.
Jumpers used a tailgate airplane called a CASA, and exited from 14,500 feet. The team of 19 attempted the record three times before getting enough jumpers in a close enough formation to beat the previous record, organized in Vichy,
France by Jean Loic. Jumpers exclusively used the "Birdman Suit" for the formation flight. The
suit, manufactured by record organizer Jari Kuosma and Birdman International, is one of only two wing suit manufacturers in the world. The late Patric DeGayardon invented the original Design. Globally renowned cinematographer, Norman Kent photographed the flight. Norman is known for his contribution to films such as "Drop Zone" and "Cutaway". Later this month in South Africa 10 jumpers, organized by Jari Kuosma of Birdman International, will take part in a historic and symbolic flight attempting to fly between two islands. The "Challenge of Freedom" flight will
take place over four shark infested miles between Robben Island, the site of Nelson Mandela's captivity, and the western coastline. The "Challenge of Freedom" is set to coincide with Human Rights Day, March 21st, and dominate
recent wing suit events. Vladi Pesa, based in Deland, Florida, is another pioneer of the wing suit phenomenon and was also involved in organizing the jump. His venture, "Wings and Things," concentrates on instructing wing suit jumping and cutting edge canopy swooping for both new and experienced skydivers. The world record took place at the Sebastian Skydiving.com boogie, a gathering of hundreds of international skydivers that launched the website's promotional and instructional summer tour of the USA. Skydiving.com is rapidly positioning itself as the only website referral service for the best
enterprises worldwide that Skydiving has to offer. For more information and downloadable pictures for news stories, visit www.skydiving.com and the Birdman website, http://www.bird-man.com
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Thank You
Mick Knutson :D
[link:www.blincmagazine.com|BLiNC Magazine]
"Everything you ever wanted to know about BASE Jumping, but didn't know who to ask."
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* Have you registered with BLiNC? Click [link:www.blincmagazine.com/cgi-bin/forum/dcboard.cgi?az=user_register|Login]
* Have you joined the BLiNC Newsletter? Box to join located to the right.
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