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A skydiving garment provides a wearer with enhanced control, maneuverability, and extended gliding range during free-fall. The garment includes ram-air structures that form under the sleeves, between the legs and around other selected parts of the wearer's body respectively. There are ram air pocket

A skydiving garment provides a wearer with enhanced control, maneuverability, and extended gliding range during free-fall. The garment includes ram-air structures that form under the sleeves, between the legs and around other selected parts of the wearer's body respectively. There are ram air pocket entries to these ram-air structures, improved zippers and zipper release mechanisms, all to provide increased safety during launch, glide, parachute opening and landing.

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1. A skydiving garment comprising; a suit having interconnected torso, groin, sleeves and leg portions;said suit having two or more wing portions interconnecting each said sleeve portion with said torso portion, each said wing portion formed of two or more expansible interconnected chambers, said ch

1. A skydiving garment comprising; a suit having interconnected torso, groin, sleeves and leg portions;said suit having two or more wing portions interconnecting each said sleeve portion with said torso portion, each said wing portion formed of two or more expansible interconnected chambers, said chambers having one or more openings connected to allow air to enter it through an air scoop at a first end, and one or more exit openings for said air at a second end; andsaid suit having a tail portion interconnecting each said leg portions with said groin portion, said tail portion having two or more expansible interconnected chambers, said chambers having one or more openings connected to allow air to enter it through an air scoop at a first end, and one or more exit openings for said air at a second end. 2. The garment of claim 1 wherein; the opening of at least one said air scoop is angled. 3. The garment of claim 2 wherein; the tail section edges of the tail portion are connected to the legs of the user via releasable mechanical attachment means; andthe upper portion of each wing portion is attached to the sleeve portion via releasable mechanical attachment means. 4. The garment of claim 3 wherein; said releasable mechanical attachment means connecting said edges of the tail portion to said legs of the user are comprised of a leg lanyard covered by a flap whose distal end is attached to a zipper. 5. The garment of claim 4 wherein; said releasable mechanical attachment means connecting each wing portion to a sleeve portion are comprised of a shoulder lanyard covered by a flap whose length attaches grummets and loops to each other. 6. The garment of claim 5 wherein; the top of said shoulder lanyard forms one or more cut away pullers which are connected to the parachute riser. 7. The garment of claim 1 wherein; fans, air blowers or ducted fans are fitted into the air scoop openings.