BodyWings Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Hello, I'm from the United Kingdom. What do you think of my invention. Here's an introduction: I've invented something special, BodyWings©. With the combined power of the human arms and legs, prepare to fly! You will jump style with your legs while down thrusting with your arms. The wings will have hinged flaps like air vents(reinforced plastic cloth based) for easy upward wings flap movement. Full arm steering control, ball joints for legs to wings cables/bars and hinges for arms to wings bars. Someday someone will body power fly and earn there gold wing tips using BodyWings©. I will be applying for a Patent. Do you think BodyWings© could fly? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BodyWings Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) You can jump, jumping again may be enough? As long as you going up and not falling, do you think BodyWings© would be enough? Raising the wings after each jump should be easy as the wings surface is made of hinged flaps so the air flows through the wings. Some people can run 26 mile marathons... (I know your about to jump up and down using my motion, it's quite enjoyable.) Also, material advice for the framework would be great, I'm thinking creating moulds and using fiberglass and resin. Edited December 20, 2019 by BodyWings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan_k Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Good luck with that Paul. I don't think humans have enough power to weight, there is a reason why birds bones are hollow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
admin (Simon W) Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Checking date to make sure it's not April fools day! lol My advice would be to keep doing research until you 'KNOW' you have something that works. You could start your research here: https://bhpfc.org.uk/ It's a link to the British Human Powered Flight Club SW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyB Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 The basic rules of power to weight dictate that in order for self-propelled, continuous flight, you need approximately 1/3 of your body weight to be your "flight" muscles ie 1/3 of your weight in JUST the muscles that lift you up. The next best you can get to this is using an ultra-lightweight wing powered by a prop driven from a bike. However, even this requires the driver to be super fit. Science is a bugger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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