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The ratio of the forward distance traveled to the vertical distance an aircraft descends when gliding without any power.
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Why aren't any wingsuits able to sustain flight?
As an ex-hang-glider pilot...
Two other answers have covered the basic concept of gliding - namely that you're constantly descending, and to stay aloft you need to be in air that's rising faster than …
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