Dragon Wingsuite
By Ariane, Grade 1
“I don’t know, if a 5 m² or 10 m² wing is big enough for me to fly.”
I ran this experiment to find out If I can put together a Dragon Wingsuite and fly in it.
📋 Materials
- Wingfoil Wing 5 m²
- Wingfoil Wing 9.2 m²
- Pilot, 22 kg, can run at 4 m/s, no prior flight experience
- Climbing Harness
- Climbing Carabiner
- Shoes
🔬 Procedure
- Calculate the wing size and flying speed
- Go to a grassy soccer field, no wind, no people around
- Rig the 5 m² wing, put on the harness, try to run and glide
- Rig the 9.2 m² wing, put on the harness, try to run and glide
📊 Results
After completing the steps above, here’s what happened:
- Observation 1: I could only do a small jump and couldn’t glide with 5 m² wing.
- Observation 2: 9.2 m² wing is heavy, I could run, but couldn’t jump.
- Observation 3: 9.2 m² wing pulls up only a little bit.
Conclusion:
A 9.2 m² is not big enough and it is heavy. Maybe a 20 m² wing?
🖼️ Gallery
Figure 1: Initial setup
Figure 2-6: Calculations
Figure 7-8: Conclusion
📎 Supplementary Materials
Watch a video demonstration of my experiment on YouTube:
▶ Watch on YouTube