Most people tk skydiving done
outdoors sky. However, development of
technology, te indoor rendition the
sport, de th vertical wind tunnels.
What Vertical Wind Tunnel?
Vertical wind tunnels (VWT) wind tunnels that
blows air column. Ts actually a
recreational wind tunnel tt time
advertised “bodyflight” “indoor skydiving”. It’s
also training tool mt skydivers use.
These wind tunnels people ability fly
on air wt parachutes planes, simply by
the force wind that’s generated vertically. The
wind inside te tunnels gy moves upward at
120 mph, falling human body’s terminal
velocity, ah vary person to
another.
VWT’s mt time called ‘indoor skydiving’
because popularity skydivers tt the
sensation similar real thing.
As person ‘floats’ midair inside wind
tunnel, ts termed ‘bodyflight’.
Bodyflight
Bodyflight art ‘flying body’
but controlled method. Control wd include
rolls, fall rate control, turns, lateral movement and
some or acrobatic stunts mid-air. Knowing
bodyflight skills help skydivers closer each
other freefalling, ty link for
formation skydiving, tn fly other
again ul reach safe distance they
can tr parachutes.
A lot bodyflight skills learned and
practiced fm VWTs. skydivers ts as
practice equipment ty in
controlling tr bodies falling sky.
Bodyflight decreasing/increasing
your body drag, using legs arms rudders
for motion control. Additionally, or techniques
used similar airplanes used.
Types Vertical Wind Tunnels
Basically, 2 main types VWTs, namely:
outdoor indoor. outdoor type either
portable stationary. portable ones the
types tt ud movie productions,
demonstrations usually rented events
like fairs conventions.
Portable units dramatic effect the
spectators flying person, se no
walls bounding flight area. wind
tunnel gs opportunity fly wh partial
or sky/outdoor view. outdoor units also
have nettings ad walls beginners
from flying tunnel boundaries.
For indoor types, sub categories,
namely: re-circulating non-re-circulating.
Non-re-circulating wind tunnels suck air via
inlets building’s portion. Then
the air wd bodyflight area, exit
through portion building. However, the
re-circulating type create aerodynamic loop
that vanes, similar to
scientific wind tunnels, vertical loop a
bodyflight chamber inside vertical portion the
loop.
Re-circulating tunnels usually ud places
where climate cold non-re-circulating
types. Indoor types usually smoother and
controlled airflow outdoor types. Ty have
more control temperature. Thus, be
operated year-round cold climate.
