Some youtube wingfoil shorts
This one has a long distance flight:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0Fz4WDSW-HE
This one has a high altitude flight:
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1NLeY1mtf8M
HISTORICAL
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Since 1995, Laurent de Kalbermatten has been experimenting with inflation systems for all types of wings in order to obtain the lightest and least bulky flying machine possible.
With the Woopy-Fly concept and its blower inflation system, we are really getting closer to the desired goal. Hundreds of flights performed, both in free flight and in powered versions, as well as load and high-speed tests and intense computer simulation sessions enabled Laurent de Kalbermatten to validate the concept.
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At the same time, with the invaluable support of its test pilot Guy-Bertrand Jaquier, new ideas and applications have been developed for “terrestrial” sports. The goal: to use this inflated wing concept to extend ski and snowboard jumps.
The WOOPY JUMP was born…
Feeling the lunar gravity in complete safety, moving between heaven and earth, these are two objectives of this new sport!
A mix between the pleasure of free flight and the mountains, an extraordinary sport, unparalleled sensations!
HOW TO PRACTICE
The principle of Woopy Jump is simple. It is a wing made of high quality nylon fabric and whose self-stable aerodynamic profile is shaped by inflation.
Two small electric fans of 6W each, powered by batteries, ensure this mission. Thus the Woopy Jump, unlike the paraglider, is fully inflated before take-off.
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Just face the slope and ski. The Woopy Jump raises itself above the pilot. The latter only has to feel the lift and “jump” as he pleases. Once in flight, the air pressure is added to that of the fans, which then only have an auxiliary role.
The pilot is suspended by a harness from an aluminum and fiberglass spar which crosses the wing from side to side. Two handles integral with this spar are used to maneuver the device.
Piloting is done like a hang-glider with the possibility of acting on roll and pitch in order to extend and direct jumps. long jumps.
The Woopy Jump is implemented quickly (less than 10 minutes), is easily transported on all ski lifts, as well as it finds its place in the car like a pair of skis.
Folded in its cover, it measures 1m20 for a diameter of 25cm and is carried like a backpack. Ready to fly, it has a wingspan of 5.20m for a surface area of 10m2 and weighs around 10 kilos.
dhmartens wrote:Sales of this wing are increasing because it can be used in 10 different sports.
Eventually Torrey Pines will be overrun.
Isaac Newton wrote:I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the seashore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay all undiscovered before me.
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