The sport of wingsuit flying has soared within the final decade, with daredevils pushing the boundaries of how we outline human flight. Now Austrian Peter Salzmann has soared proper over these boundaries in his electrified wingsuit.
Salzmann, a seasoned skydiver, teamed up with BMWi to design a chest-mounted propulsion system for his wingsuit. Lithium batteries energy two carbon fiber rotors that present as much as 5 minutes of thrust, and Salzmann can activate the system within the air to extend his velocity and push him to greater altitudes. Salzmann, who’s additionally a BASE jumper (which implies he is been recognized to parachute off tall issues like cliffs and bridges), controls the ability by bending two fingers on his left hand.
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“I nonetheless get an enormous smile after I take into consideration the primary time after I switched it on,” Salzmann informed CNET. “I actually felt, ‘Whoa, it is actually working!'”
Watch the video above to see his record-setting flight over an Austrian mountain vary.