Abstract: A lift system is described for free-falling persons including a lift body with a belt system which can be detachably attached to a person. The lift body is designed so that it defines a direction of flight in the longitudinal axis of the person, and a device for detaching the lift system in a free-fall phase, a flight phase or a landing phase from the person. The lift body has an overall delta-wing shaped design.

Abstract: It is difficult for free-falling persons to modify substantially their flight trajectory by performing body movements. The lift system of the present invention allows the user of said system to determine himself and in a large amount the direction of his flight. The lift system allows the person to modify substantially her trajectory with her limbs and using lift bodies as well as lift surfaces This lift system is particularly well suited for use as sport equipment for parachutists.