P5_1 You can fly

H.Lerman, B.Irwin, P.Hicks

Many humans dream of flying like a bird. Although it is not possible on Earth, it is on Titan.
This paper explores the dimensions of a wingsuit allowing a human to easily take-off from the surface
of Titan.
It was calculated that the wing area would be approximately 4.7 m² assuming an initial run up speed of 6m/s.
This value is larger than the average wingsuit wing area of 1.4 m².
For this area the human will have to run at a speed of 11 m/s, which has only been reached by a small number of humans….
… Read more at https://physics.le.ac.uk/journals/index.php/pst/article/view/625/420