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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. Date Name Age Location Details 4 February 1912 Franz Reichelt 33 France The inventor of a pre-modern wingsuit, jumped from the Eiffel Tower to his death ...
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Wingsuit flyer over fields in the UK. Wingsuit flying (or wingsuiting) is the sport of skydiving using a webbing-sleeved jumpsuit called a wingsuit to add webbed area to the diver's body and generate increased lift, which allows extended air time by gliding flight rather than just free falling.
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Galy was wearing a wingsuit, which allows someone to control their free fall using inflatable winged sleeving, like a flying squirrel. Wingsuit flying is often regarded as one of the most ...
His death was regarded as a major loss to the community of wingsuit flying, among whom he was considered to be one of the world's best. [ 6 ] [ 1 ] Among those to pay tribute to Sutton were Sebastian Coe , Gary Connery , [ 7 ] and Danny Boyle who said that his death was a "huge loss to his profession".
12 December 2012 - Eiliv Ruud - Wasn't wearing a wingsuit at all. He was wearing a tracking suit (which also improves glide ratio but has no wings) and flying in a narrow canyon with his friend (Andrey Karr) following behind him at a new jump they were opening. He failed to clear the edge of the gully at the end.