BMW, the company usually known for its cars, has been working on an electric wingsuit which resembles the ‘Batsuit’ worn by Batman, reported Car and Bike. In works for three years, the wingsuit started off as a concept by Peter Salzmann who is a Professional Wingsuitpilot, Skydiver, Paragliding Instructor and Tandempilot.

Later, a collaboration between BMW i and Designworks brought the wingsuit together, and is now being tested by Salzmann. He often uses conventional wingsuits to increase his glide ratio, which helps him cover more ground horizontally, before the opening of the parachute

The new wingsuit provides an electric assist, enabling Salzmann to significantly increase his horizontal coverage or “fly.”

While a normal wingsuit can achieve a speed of 100 kmph, this new BMW wingsuit can go up to 300 kmph.

BMW i Electrified Wingsuit’s flying unit has two encased carbon propellers, so-called impellers. Each propeller delivers a power output of 7.5 kW, a speed of around 25,000 rpm and a total output of 15 kW or 20 bhp for around five minutes.

Salzmann and the creative team from Designworks are responsible for the design of the wingsuit. For the first test, Salzmann jumped from a helicopter from a height of 9,800 feet along with two other wingsuit operators, who were using standard gear above the mountains of Austria.

Although the operators were able to fly around the peak, Salzmann’s acceleration was significant and he was even able to ascend to the peak of the mountain when everyone opened their parachutes to land together.