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Two skydivers jumping out of airplane, aerial view, Snohomish, Washington, USA

How Wingsuit Flying Works

Source: How Stuff Works

In Greek mythology, Daedalus created wings with feathers and wax to escape Crete, but those wings had their limitations. Modern science has provided us with a working flight suit (minus the feathers and wax).

This entry was posted in Bold Actions and tagged Science & Nature, Technology on June 1, 2018 by admin.

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