Ski Suit Performance Evaluation Methodology

Advancements of science and technology have progressively been introduced in speed sports especially in ski jumping. AerodYnanJics plays a pivotal role in the overall performance of ski jumping. In ski jumping, the skier body position, ski, ski jumping suit and other associated gears- all play a combined role in the flight trajectory of the ski jumper (skier). Although some studies have been conducted on the skier's body and ski positions, scant or no study on aerodynamic behaviour of the ski suits and skier has been reported in the open literature. Therefore, a comprehensive study on aerodynamics of ski suits is required to understand the role of ski suits and skier in ski jumping. A full scale testing along with all gears is extremely important to understand the aerodynamics of skier and ski suits. The primary objectives of this study are to design and develop a full scale experimental setup and evaluate the aerodynamic performance of skier and ski jumping suits along with skies, boots, goggles, helmet and gloves. The full scale experimental setup can not only be used to measure the aerodynamic properties of the ski jumping suits and skier but also can be used as a training simulator.