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An early attempt at wingsuit flying by a tailor, Franz Reichelt, who, on 4 February 1912, aged 33, jumped from the Eiffel Tower to test a combination of parachute and wing of his invention, which was similar to modern wingsuits. He fooled the guards by saying that the experiment was going to be conducted with a dummy. He hesitated quite a long time before he jumped, and hit the ground with his head, opening a measurable hole, but an autopsy showed that he died of a heart attack before hitting the pavement. A film of his attempt exists.
A wingsuit was first used by 19-year-old American, Rex Finney, of Los Angeles, California, in 1930, as an attempt to increase horizontal movement and maneuverability during a parachute jump. These early wingsuits were made of materials such as canvas, wood, silk, steel, and whale bone. They were not very reliable, although some "birdmen", notably Clem Sohn and Leo Valentin, claimed to have glided for miles.
An early attempt at wingsuit flying by a tailor, Franz Reichelt, who, on 4 February 1912, aged 33, jumped from the Eiffel Tower to test a combination of parachute and wing of his invention, which was similar to modern wingsuits. He fooled the guards by saying that the experiment was going to be conducted with a dummy. He hesitated quite a long time before he jumped, and hit the ground with his head, opening a measurable hole, but an autopsy showed that he died of a heart attack before hitting the pavement. A film of his attempt exists.
A wingsuit was first used by 19-year-old American, Rex Finney, of Los Angeles, California, in 1930, as an attempt to increase horizontal movement and maneuverability during a parachute jump. These early wingsuits were made of materials such as canvas, wood, silk, steel, and whale bone. They were not very reliable, although some "birdmen", notably Clem Sohn and Leo Valentin, claimed to have glided for miles.
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