The World’s First Wingsuit With a Foil Just Took Flight

Hydrfoils have become the go-to technology for boats, making sailboats faster, powerboats infinitely more efficient, and they’re even starting to show up on superyachts. Airfoils comes in many examples, the most prevalent being the actual shapes of the wings.

But there’s never been a foil like the one beneath Red Bull athlete Peter Salzmann’s wingsuit. It helped him smash records for unpowered human flight. A wingsuit is a one-piece garment of ripstop nylon, shaped…