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I wanted to build one on my own, that wouldn't work out, so I ask somebody to use my own Ideas.

Features are:
integrated container, bigger flaps than on a usual container, for better aerodynamics, special drop form on shoulders, tapering off towards bum.
That should give an immense effort for the glide ratio, imho.

The other thing is for safety: an other closing mechanism for the wings. Its the blue handle in the picture, its a pin locked system additionally to the zipper, so hands-free is just a pull away.

If somebody build a WS using these features, I'd be happy to get one of it

talk to nitro, hes building one right now...

I remember hearing stories about some of the better wingsuit jumpers (I don't recall who) doing some pretty spectacular jumps in Italy and/or Norway using a Prodigy. Not that they couldn't have done better with better gear, but I suspect that drag from the BOC area isn't half the problem many jumpers think it is. For the majority, a wingsuit like this strikes me as premature optimization.

Grain of salt: I'm not, and suspect I may never be, a wingsuit BASE jumper.

Ballooning at wingsuits is massive, so against the effect the added rib is connected at topskin and the adjoining bottom cell seams.
Therewith the cell is divided in two points of force instead of one, so the ballooning effect isn't that strong anymore & the wing's profiles work better.

you'd spend your time better thinking of ways to improve the leading edge... The airflow has detached long before it reaches the trailing edge.