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If you are not familiar with what a wingsuit is- you should google it.
Now...
Let's assume we have ourselves a wingsuit flyer in flight (or rather glide). Let's assume the arm-wings produce vortices on the wingtips and that these vortices hit the wingtips of the leg-wing ( which are where the feet are ).
Does that increase or reduce drag on the leg-wing?
What do you think is the effect of the arm-wing downwash on the leg wing?
(glide ratios for wingsuits are about 3:1 nowadays)
Cheers
Now...
Let's assume we have ourselves a wingsuit flyer in flight (or rather glide). Let's assume the arm-wings produce vortices on the wingtips and that these vortices hit the wingtips of the leg-wing ( which are where the feet are ).
Does that increase or reduce drag on the leg-wing?
What do you think is the effect of the arm-wing downwash on the leg wing?
(glide ratios for wingsuits are about 3:1 nowadays)
Cheers