Chapter 280: Wingsuit Flight
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It consists of four major units.
The British Army's Special Air Service Regiment, also known as the British Royal Airborne Special Service, is similar in nature to the Delta Force of the U.S. Army.
The Royal Navy Special Boat Regiment, or SBS for short, is mainly engaged in underwater reconnaissance activities, somewhat similar in nature to the US Navy SEALs.
The remaining two are the Special Reconnaissance Group (SRR) and the Special Support Group (SFSG) of the combined services.
Tang Hao: This time, they are going to the training base where the most well-known special forces in the United Kingdom, SAS, is located, which is also the army where Bell once stayed.
Britain's Prince William has also inspected Britain's most famous special forces unit on several occasions.
"Do you really want to try that? I've tried it a few times before, and it's really not something that ordinary people can play, and it doesn't just have the guts to do it. On the way to the military base, Bell confirmed Tang Hao again.
"Are you worried that if I still enter the Amazon, I will fall to my death first?" Tang Hao said with a smile.
Bell smiled and didn't speak, but it was obvious that he acquiesced.
While adventure has always been a must-have quality for explorers, it is also a matter of personal ability.
The simplest example, Bell dares to climb Mount Everest, but if you ask him to challenge an avalanche, it is not a risk but a death.
Before Bell tried wingsuit flying, he thought it was similar to paragliding, but after experiencing it a few times, he knew why it was called an extreme sport.
"Don't worry, if I really decide to try this in the end, I'll add to the terms when the time comes, if I'm unfortunate enough to be glorious, it's okay with the wilderness survival crew. Tang Hao said with a smile.
Bell shook his head with a smile and continued, "You know, I didn't mean that. ”
"I know, my man, I'm measured. Tang Hao smiled and patted Bell's shoulder.
Bell couldn't convince Tang Hao, so he smiled and didn't say anything more.
The car drove forward, and it didn't take long to arrive at the SAS training base.
The training base was heavily guarded, and there were patrolling soldiers everywhere, and after Bell showed his ID, a soldier came and searched their car before letting them in.
Outside the car window, special forces training could be seen everywhere, and their appearance did not have much impact on the base.
Zhuang Jiajie couldn't help but look left and right, Tang Hao didn't feel much, when he was in Nigeria in his previous life, although he was just a small security guard, but in that kind of place in Africa, don't go to too many military bases, and the one in front of him is just more formal and larger.
Seeing Tang Hao's calm appearance, Bell recognized him more, and he suddenly felt that Tang Hao's words might really be able to complete the wingsuit flight training.
"Hey, Bell, my old fellow. As soon as he entered a military tent, Bell was greeted with a hug.
Tang Hao and Zhuang Jiajie followed in, and then they saw a bearded officer, looking at Bell with a smile on his face.
Bell introduced directly: "This is my former teammate George, this is the big star Tang Hao, and people outside call him Jesus." Bell said as soon as he entered.
"Hey Jesus, I know you, we all know you, you are a hero to this nation. George knew Tang Hao, and stretched out his hand with a smile.
"George, nice to meet you. Tang Hao also smiled and hugged George, it seems that although he is in the special forces, the news here is not closed.
"So, let's start training now, George, you've got it all arranged, right?" Bell followed.
"Yes, I've got it all arranged, but okay, it's only two weeks, and that's the limit of what I can do. George reminded.
"No problem, we only need two weeks. Bell said and patted George on the shoulder.
George didn't say anything more, and motioned to the guards beside him, and the guards then took Tang Hao and Bell out.
Under the guidance of this guard, they soon arrived at a large enclosed training ground, which was more than 1,000 square meters, and the ground was all covered with inflatable mats, and in the distance there were several high platforms more than ten meters high.
Once inside, the guard followed and said, "This is the training ground, Bell, and I'll leave it to you." ”
Bell nodded, and then led Tang Hao and them towards the high platform.
Maybe Bell had tried it before, and the guard didn't linger in it, and turned around and walked out of the tent.
As he walked towards the high platform, Bell smiled and said, "You shouldn't be afraid of heights, right?"
"Sort of. Tang Hao smiled and said.
Bell was stunned for a moment, then knew that Tang Hao was joking, smiled and then continued to climb up.
When he waited on the high platform and looked down, although there were all inflatable cushions below, he was still a little flustered when he looked at it, and Zhuang Jiajie instinctively flashed back.
Tang Hao didn't hesitate too much, and then signaled that Bell could start.
Bell put on Tang Hao's wingsuit and told him some operation details while pretending.
Tang Hao listened carefully, and by the time Bell finished speaking, he had roughly understood.
Wingsuit flight is divided into high-altitude wingsuit flight and low-altitude wingsuit flight, and Tang Hao's way to choose to enter Amazon this time is low-altitude wingsuit flight.
Don't be fooled by the superficial meaning of the word, in fact, low-altitude wingsuit flight is much more dangerous than high-altitude wingsuit flight, because of the limited flight altitude, the rush of time to adjust posture and open the parachute, the danger and difficulty of flying, as of 2012, fewer than 600 people in the world dared to try this adventure.
It is precisely because of this that low-altitude wingsuit flying is also widely regarded as the craziest extreme sport in the world, which can be called the limit of extreme sports.
Of course, they're just doing some simple acclimatization training right now.
The so-called wingsuit is not complicated, it is a stamped expansion airbag made of extremely tough and tensile nylon, and then sewn between the legs, arms and torso of the sportswear a large piece of strong, freely retractable, bat-like wings.
When flying, air flows into the airbag to create buoyancy, which allows the athlete to maintain balance and control in the air.
When Tang Hao also dressed Bell in equipment, Bell walked straight to the jumping platform, and then said: "The key to completing this sport is calm, you can't have any tension, the air flow is something that cannot be controlled and elusive in this world, but you have to try to balance it with your body, remember, don't be nervous." ”
After Bell finished speaking, he took a deep breath, took a few steps back, and followed a secondary sprint forward, and with a scream, he jumped straight out of the high platform.
At the moment of jumping out, Bell quickly opened his arms, and the air quickly entered the airbag, and the speed of his whole person fell instantly, and then it was like an old-fashioned glider, gliding on the ground more than two meters from the inflatable cushion.
But the good times didn't last long, and after flying out two or three meters, his whole person was unstable, and then he fell directly on the inflatable cushion.
"Damn, this isn't something that ordinary people can play. Bell couldn't help but curse the first thing he said after he got up.
"Alright, it's my turn. Tang Hao took a deep breath, recalled the points that Bell said in his mind, and also retreated a distance, and then rushed out directly.
This is Tang Hao's first attempt at this kind of extreme sports, and he has never even tried skydiving before, but this does not mean that he is not confident.
After rushing out, he spread his arms in the first moment of the dive.
The air rushed into the air sac in an instant, and he felt a reaction force acting directly on his body, and his body almost lost its balance.
Bell saw this scene below, and couldn't help but smile, gravity and buoyancy are a pair of completely opposite forces, how to control the balance of the body when people are in it, this is not an easy thing, when he first came to train, he suffered several losses before he got used to it.
But he didn't finish laughing, and then he looked surprised.
Because Tang Hao was only after a moment of imbalance, and then the whole person was completely like a net that was balanced and opened, whistling and flying over his head.
After successfully adapting to air buoyancy, Tang Hao's strength and body balance talent were perfectly reflected, and he flew more than ten meters before falling onto the air cushion due to lack of buoyancy.
When he saw the distance of Tang Hao's first flight, Bell couldn't help but burst into a foul mouth: "Oh, damn it, how the hell did you do this?!"
Tang Hao got up and shook his arm, because he had withstood the impact of two forces, this exercise was a big test for his limbs.
Walking back to Bell, he said, "That's too low. ”
"You're such an incredible guy!" Bell hugged Tang Hao excitedly.
"I am honored to receive your appreciation. Tang Hao smiled and said.
"Although your first time was very successful, I think it's better to try a few more times first, and when we're almost ready, we'll find a venue. Bell followed.
Tang Hao nodded, he was not in a hurry, after all, this is only a dozen meters high, if it is a few hundred meters, or even more than a thousand meters high, if you are not careful, it will really be a fall to pieces, extreme sports are exciting, but it is not for nothing that people die every year because of this.
For the next week, Tang Hao and Bell were training in this venue, and the progress of both of them was obvious, but in comparison, Tang Hao, a sports star, had a significantly higher degree of control over the wingsuit than Bell, which made the former special forces soldier and adventurer known for his courage very helpless.
There is no harm if there is no comparison, and for the first time, Bei Ye had a premonition that he was likely to be reduced to a supporting role in this issue of wilderness survival.
At the end of the week's training, the Olympics came to an end.
Tang Hao attended the closing ceremony with the Chinese team members who are still in London.
In fact, these are basically all players who have won gold medals in the Olympic Games, including Ye Shiwen, Ma Long, Lin Dan and others.
However, in comparison, Tang Hao is obviously the most eye-catching star.
After the Closing Ceremony, the Organising Committee presented the best athletes.
In the end, Tang Hao, who won the historic 14 gold medals in the three major events, defeated the sprinter Usain Bolt, the 800-meter track and field star Rudisha, who set a new world record, and the basketball superstar James, and won the best male athlete.
In addition, the best athlete in women was also won by Li Xiaoxia of the table tennis team.
In this way, for the first time in history, both men and women were all swept by the Chinese team.
This is the best news for the Chinese team, which has won the first number of gold medals in a row.
After the medal ceremony, the athletes dispersed.
The extinguishing of the flame at the London Olympics also marked the official end of the Summer Games.
But even though the Olympics are over, it's clear that the work of the journalists isn't over yet.
As soon as Tang Hao and the other nominated stars stepped down, they were surrounded by reporters.
They were eager to know how Tang Hao felt when he won this award with super high gold content.
Tang Hao was surrounded, which is normal, but at this time, Bolt, who was not far away, had a feeling of beeping a dog in his heart, because it seemed that there were more reporters who interviewed him at this time who did not win the award than Tang Hao.
Winning the 100m and 200m again, Bolt's performance at the London Olympics can be said to be impeccable, but in the end, he did not win, but he attracted more attention.
"Yu Saien, do you have anything to say about losing to Tang Hao?"
"Don is a great sport, he has a historic 14 golds, he has been impeccable, he deserves this award. Bolt is still a relatively humble person, and although he is reluctant to be interviewed in his heart, he still says patiently.
"Don said in an interview before that if he competed in track and field, he would be able to run better than you, do you have any thoughts on this?"
"What? Did he say this? Really?" Bolt was obviously a little unconvinced, and even turned his head to look at Tang Hao not far away.
The reporter nodded: "Yes, he said it, but he hasn't run with you yet." ”
Tang Hao is far away, and he is surrounded by three layers of reporters, he can't hear the questions from there, if he hears this, he is estimated to be quite speechless, what reporters are best at is this ability to catch the wind and shadows.
"No, no, no one can outrun me in a sprint, hey, man, I'm Usain Bolt!" Bolt said with some displeasure, he was humble, but he was clearly not going to give in to his sport.
"Are you saying that even if Tang Hao participates in the sprint, you are confident that you can defeat him?" the reporter continued.
"Of course, there is no doubt about it. Bolt looked at the reporter with some displeasure.
The reporter didn't ask any more questions, and then retreated, but it was expected that he had already received the answer he wanted.
After a week of training, Tang Hao and Bell finally changed venues, this time to a natural golf course.
Golf courses are generally patches of grass, but before flying a wingsuit at a higher altitude, what Bell needs to do is to teach Tang Hao how to parachute, after all, as the end of the wingsuit flight, this is also the most critical part.
In other words, if the attitude in the air is not adjusted well, there is a great danger to life, but once the parachute cannot be opened, it is certain death.