Wingsuit combat

Wingsuit combat is violent conflict between two or more individuals wearing wingsuits.
In 2009, a group of German companies joined forces to create a wingsuit that would be appropriate for military combat use. The suit has a wingspan of 6 feet and a glide ratio of 5:1. A small engine may be added to the suit to help attain additional distance.
Wingsuit combatants are effectively invisible with a low radar signature and the ability to control deployment. However, combatants must be capable of eliminating the enemy entirely as no return mechanism has been devised.
In Popular Culture
* The mouse-over text in XKCD [http://xkcd.com/1051/ #1051 "Visited"] laments the absence of a link to this page.
* In the second Transformers movie, wingsuit combat is used during the climax to retake the city.
* A high-ranking cabinet member of the Clinton Administration once categorized wingsuit combat as "the coolest thing since Fonzie."
* A possible precursor may be battles of angels vs. demons, such as in works based on the Book of Revelations, or in Paradise Lost.

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