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Watch world’s first electric wingsuit flight
Daredevil Peter Salzmann teamed up with BMWi to create the world’s first wingsuit powered by an electric motor. Peter’s website: Follow Andy: Subscribe to CNET: Like us on Facebook: Follow us on Twitter: Follow us on Instagram: Follow us on TikTok:
Scott Anderson
January 27, 2022 at 6:04 pm
sounds like a better way to commute.
QUEST for REALITY
January 27, 2022 at 6:11 pm
Advancement of battery technology makes a lot of things possible
The Art School Rejects
January 27, 2022 at 6:30 pm
Need this in a 38”
Ashton May
January 27, 2022 at 6:44 pm
AH AH EEEE EEEE TOOKIE TOOKIE CACAW CACAW!!!!!!
J C
January 27, 2022 at 6:59 pm
I totally want one.
Richard Coronado
January 27, 2022 at 7:29 pm
To put it eloquently awesome! Cool beans! Yeah buddy! I want one.
john harris
January 27, 2022 at 7:43 pm
Need wing extensions to provide lift strapped to arms.
ABS
January 27, 2022 at 8:12 pm
Jetman > Wingsuit
codehardr
January 27, 2022 at 8:17 pm
Oh no, he forgot to wear his mask!
Brad
January 27, 2022 at 8:25 pm
I would love to experience a flight on a wind suit. Flying like a bird… Sort of.
I’m just too afraid to die though and must be expensive anyway.
William Rayburn
January 27, 2022 at 10:41 pm
Dying is def a downside, nm the price point.
Oussi Saho
January 28, 2022 at 1:05 am
And a few thousand parajumps on your back before 😉
Sohail Merchant
January 27, 2022 at 8:27 pm
Navy seals about to get a nice upgrade
R.m. knudson
January 27, 2022 at 9:09 pm
I wish I wasn’t afraid of heights 🥺
NahYT
January 27, 2022 at 9:54 pm
lame jc3 did it first
Michael Gordon Penn
January 27, 2022 at 10:03 pm
Love it!
A R
January 27, 2022 at 10:43 pm
Ace McCloud yo
Alberto Portugal
January 27, 2022 at 10:46 pm
I don’t get it. Who has my grubbuh
Papiti
January 27, 2022 at 11:30 pm
I am waiting to see this in the future Mission Impossible film.
tang fish
January 27, 2022 at 11:35 pm
Definitely for daredevils only.
Corksucker
January 27, 2022 at 11:52 pm
Impellor? You mean a ducted prop or fan?
0m3n
January 27, 2022 at 11:55 pm
He should go both ways. 1 model that is smaller and one that is more powerful.
LAWRENCE VAZ
January 28, 2022 at 12:00 am
Next level of flying suit.. what an innovation.
JohnyTechReview
January 28, 2022 at 12:34 am
That opening statement is 🧢. Closest to flying as a bird? Wing suit exist for a long time bro
Rob T
January 28, 2022 at 12:37 am
looks like fun!!
Joshua Allen
January 28, 2022 at 12:44 am
OMG let’s go!!! Now there’s a new battlefield. Men in wing suits shooting at each other. I hope Tom Cruise adds this in the next mission impossible
Phebe Lai
January 28, 2022 at 1:02 am
aot odm gears otw
Daniel Mckay
January 28, 2022 at 10:37 pm
Cool! Man can fly!
R D
January 28, 2022 at 10:43 pm
Leaning towards the former? What does that mean?
James White
January 28, 2022 at 10:44 pm
just so you know the top speed would have been inhibited by the engine, not enhanced. 333kms an hour is the world record atm.
Alex Fracyon
January 28, 2022 at 10:51 pm
So this was powered by electric fans? I can’t believe he reached that speed with those small ducts
Brenly
January 28, 2022 at 11:07 pm
Electric power is the way no heat for this case
Nirvezz
January 28, 2022 at 11:08 pm
Send it to Norman and see what he can do
Tim Taylor
January 28, 2022 at 11:15 pm
Too funny, “flying like a bird”? Birds don’t fly like bricks. You want to fly like a bird get in a glider or hang glider.
Socks With Sandals
January 28, 2022 at 11:32 pm
There will be spin-off technologies from these extreme spsorts.
Mr FLK
January 28, 2022 at 11:40 pm
Great achievement so far. Pilot must felt like Superman power.
Love to see more advanced developments
Roy Keith
January 28, 2022 at 11:46 pm
This is so cool!!!!!! But really scary.
oldnewbreed
January 28, 2022 at 11:46 pm
wtf
Bright Space
January 28, 2022 at 11:55 pm
Late game Minecraft POV
mistercohaagen
January 29, 2022 at 12:05 am
They should have an underwater version.
Shadow Banned
January 29, 2022 at 12:06 am
An invention like that could see more people taking up the sport in my opinion its a great idea.
jack hawkins
January 29, 2022 at 12:07 am
I am curious to know how and where does he land in that thing
Mike's Road Trip
January 29, 2022 at 12:09 am
Looks amazing. What a rush that must be!
Sancheez
January 29, 2022 at 12:14 am
put roller skates on and he can land on a runway
serafin nieves
January 29, 2022 at 12:20 am
This idea will definitely take off, no pun intended. This will be aligned with hang gliding at a higher level. I have hang gliding on my bucket list, but I might just opt for this instead.
Jerome Demers
January 29, 2022 at 12:28 am
I don’t think we saw 5min of sustain flight. That would be 11.5km going 138km/h for 5min.
pashe01
January 29, 2022 at 12:32 am
I need to do this
Kirk Engnath
January 29, 2022 at 12:38 am
If you are going to the effort of making wingsuit with it’s own power beyond gravity I would think that would like to have an extended period of time to fly. You are already touching on some of the better point’s of powered flight why not go for an extend flight time. Think about state to state flying, how great would it be to decide to go to Las Vegas grab your wingsuit with powered flight and then go to a launch tower. You were in California and then you’re in Las Vegas. As long as you remember no drunk wingsuit flying.
Stephen Kong
January 29, 2022 at 1:07 am
I can almost see Navy Seals wearing these for low altitude combat drop.
winkipinky
January 29, 2022 at 1:14 am
That’s so dumb!! ‘The closest to flying like a bird” Have you NOT heard of the guys with the gas powered jet-pack like 2 years ago?? Do you live under a rock?? Oh an up to only 5 mins of thrust.. come on.. that’s lame
KingDavid
January 29, 2022 at 1:22 am
I only clicked on this video because I thought the title said “world’s first electronic wingsuit FIGHT” smh
Ken L.
January 29, 2022 at 1:23 am
I think the M version will give him both more both and better handling, just saying.
HOLLA SOUNDS
January 29, 2022 at 7:50 pm
I thought about this the first time I ever see a wing suit I thought why dont they make a jet pack.
Jens Sabai
January 29, 2022 at 8:06 pm
can he use the jet to slow down and landing with out parachute?🙃
cashbull59
January 29, 2022 at 8:28 pm
it could save a lot of idiots from dying! or let them take it to the everest! that will kill them eventually!
steven herrold
January 29, 2022 at 8:51 pm
i wonder what the ancients would say? if you said i can fly like bird did the ancient Egyptians have a place for people
they thought were mentally ill nut case? and how were they treated
Ronald Williams
January 29, 2022 at 9:17 pm
What would the green premium be if everyone use this mode of transport? Drones picking you up and you fly to work 😆
Jesse Lima
January 29, 2022 at 10:26 pm
Awesome!!!!
He should make it keep the high thrust longer. More thrust for more time = more flying time, though more fun!
Pseudonayme 77
January 29, 2022 at 10:31 pm
Death – “Come in Peter, your time is up”
Peter – (hits boost button) “Not today sucka!”
Storm Rider
January 29, 2022 at 10:58 pm
Guy: *Tapes a portable fan to a wingsuit*
Media: Man invents electric wingsuit!
Storm Rider
January 29, 2022 at 11:01 pm
Guy: Attaches vinegar and baking soda to wingsuit.
Media: Man invents electric wingsuit!
Ackza𒀖
January 29, 2022 at 11:04 pm
have them release paintball bombs and use them in paintball wars
Ackza𒀖
January 29, 2022 at 11:04 pm
now do vertical take off and landing version
Tane Mahuta
January 29, 2022 at 11:39 pm
Its a shame its lithium powered ….. that just means its an environmental and ethical disaster….. Lithium mining is so bad for the environment and the minerals for them are mined by child slaves in the congo. Worse is the fact they know how to make lithium batteries better and more effective but they dont want to do it because of the cost
Yorkiepoocharlie
January 29, 2022 at 11:42 pm
Very cool.
Lewis Doherty
January 29, 2022 at 11:47 pm
The fatality rate for non-powered wing suits is high. I guess this will be something else to expand the number of people involved. You can fly like Superman, but when you hit something, you’re not Superman.
waitin 4u
January 30, 2022 at 12:06 am
Nothing is impossible for human
Cryp!0G00n
January 30, 2022 at 12:07 am
Oh ok. So we gonna fly in the future. I wonder what kids are thinking nowadays?
Leonardo Pinchetti
January 30, 2022 at 12:11 am
Very old news XD This is from 2020…
Yuri N. Berlin
January 30, 2022 at 12:23 am
Leonardo D’avinci gotta see this. He gone be crazy af!
Rated M
January 30, 2022 at 12:41 am
Can’t wait to buy this setup on Aliexpress for $200 bucks!
Nezello
January 30, 2022 at 12:48 am
Waste of time for 5 minutes…
kwrx
January 30, 2022 at 1:01 am
So…. Who’s gonna buy it? This guy and his two buddies?
Terry Tytula
January 30, 2022 at 1:03 am
I’ve always though these guys should have a “reserve” if they screw up and are to low, they hit a button and a small solid fuel rocket ignites and they boosts them to safety. This idea goes even further.
franknitty79
January 30, 2022 at 1:13 am
Centurions
Razvan Popescu
January 30, 2022 at 1:17 am
2edf stuck on your chest. man put ardupilot on the wing and you have assists flights. just need loads of testing jumps and so on :))
Steven S.
January 30, 2022 at 7:33 pm
pretty awesome!
Don Fields
January 30, 2022 at 8:20 pm
Call a tesla engineer…. just ot Elon himself
AlphaFlight
January 30, 2022 at 8:23 pm
Worlds first? But I saw this video months ago. CNET misleading or just living under a rock
RobotSlug
January 30, 2022 at 8:24 pm
Didn’t this jump happen years ago though?
Howard Wang
January 30, 2022 at 8:28 pm
Ok where can I buy one
Razz0r ric
January 30, 2022 at 8:40 pm
Nope
XRP
January 30, 2022 at 9:04 pm
Just flap your arms 😂
Dave Ellis
January 30, 2022 at 9:49 pm
Recorded horizontally:)
Wize Omz TM
January 30, 2022 at 10:11 pm
That’s crazy.. The funny thing is years and years ago as a young teen in the late 90’s I studied bat maneuverability and how quickly they can correct flight and how little it takes for them to take off.. I went through so many types of wings because I had an idea of my own that I could actually make a “human,” powered wingsuit.. I still thinks it possible if a bird or bat can learn to fly than a human with the “correct wing span/ length,” and our “light weight ” materials we have today then I definitely could create something now, that I couldnt back when I was 13 or 14.. I can lift my own weight easily x3 with just my arms.. I’m getting back in the lab to replicate bat wings and slapping it onto my body..🤔
I’m going to be a real life “Gargoyle!” 😁
Has to be possibly for the right type of body of course.. Get active and stay healthy! Much Love!
KAR 7
January 30, 2022 at 10:22 pm
I keep thinking about the military uses for this, I’m assuming fairly quiet, so you should be able to bring an entire special forces team very stealthy
The FPV Life
January 30, 2022 at 10:31 pm
Next … Winglets on the he!met w heads up display.
Peter Dixon
January 30, 2022 at 10:56 pm
Amazing, but the risk of becoming a flesh pancake is astronomical. It’s a very different type of human than me who would consider such an activity.
Rolex Samurai
January 30, 2022 at 11:22 pm
It’s a Bird? .. It’s a Plane ?… No! It’s Flying SQUIRREL MAN 👨 🐿
Kiyoone
January 30, 2022 at 11:37 pm
Cool rich bois toys…
savagex466
January 30, 2022 at 11:55 pm
What do you mean when you say hes leaning towards the former ? So does he want to make it lighter ? Or does he want to make it more powerful ?
Vaux Glandzer
January 31, 2022 at 12:15 am
Similar to Ironman suit that used powered from the chest. Genius & cool innovation/invention!
JDT738126
January 31, 2022 at 12:40 am
How much
Whyte Noyse
January 31, 2022 at 12:41 am
“What he calls an impeller”…… Yeah pretty sure that’s what everyone else would call it too. He didn’t invent the impeller lol.
Nai Man
January 31, 2022 at 12:49 am
Seems like this electric wingsuit was not able to soar any higher than the initial point of dropoff. It seems like more power is needed in the propulsion system.
Ichirou Takashima
January 31, 2022 at 12:52 am
Doubting the title. But that’s to be expected of CNET. Jetpacks are the closest thing you can do and much better for human flight. You don’t need to jump off a freaking helicopter if you have a jetpack.
Ryan Wilson
January 31, 2022 at 12:54 am
@4:03 It is said that Peter tops out at 186mph and that its 3 times faster than most other wing suit divers… So other wingsuit divers are only reaching speeds of 62mph?? That doesn’t seem right so I ask maybe someone who does? Thanks guys
DR. DR
January 31, 2022 at 12:55 am
I’m sure the military will be interested in this for certain applications.
Dale Versfelt
January 31, 2022 at 1:09 am
No mention of specialized leak proof underwear for that first jump?
Cesar Vargas
January 31, 2022 at 1:28 am
Sick!!!!🤙🏽✌🏽
John Carl DeMay
January 31, 2022 at 1:30 am
I think he needs to team up with the jet pack people to create 1 complete product. Takes off, hovers and fly’s like a wing suit. And chop chop it’s 2022 I been needing this