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Fatalities from wingsuit flying have occurred almost from the inception of the sport. Listed below are notable examples where wingsuit pilots were publicly named in the press, including when wingsuit practice was not the first cause of death. This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The ...
Franz Reichelt (16 October 1878 – 4 February 1912), also known as Frantz Reichelt [1] or François Reichelt, was an Austro-Hungarian-born [2] French tailor, inventor and parachuting pioneer, now sometimes referred to as the Flying Tailor, who is remembered for jumping to his death from the Eiffel Tower while testing a wearable parachute of his own design.
This is one of the most mind blowing locations I've ever seen and a experience of my lifetime. We start off at the platform of Aiguille du Midi at 3842 m and flying in high speeds down to the Chamonix valley before deploying our parachutes at a height giving us time to open up the wingsuit and preparing before landing safely at 1,035 m.
If you've ever been skydiving, this is something you never want to happen -- losing your parachute while you're plunging to Earth. Terrifying video shows man's quick move after losing parachute ...
The unidentified skydiver − described as an Asian man sporting an orange wingsuit − was reported missing by the Gilliam Airport just before 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, according to a press release ...
As part of the investigation, the video footage from Uragallo's cameras were handed over to a Swiss police unit. [ 1 ] [ 5 ] An Epic TV spokesperson considered Sutton's death to be an accident, noting that two successful flights with other wingsuiters were held prior, and that they had planned to be "conservative" that day due to the large ...
If you've ever been skydiving, this is something you never want to happen -- losing your parachute while you're plunging to Earth. Terrifying video shows man's quick move after losing parachute ...
On September 28, 2013, Corliss made a jump called the "flying dagger". He jumped out of a helicopter wearing a wingsuit and then flew through a narrow "crack" in Mount Jianglang in China. The fissure is approximately 18 meters (59 feet) across at the top, 45 meters (148 feet) across at the bottom, and over 270 meters (890 feet) tall.