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Austrian Pilot Sets Wingsuit World Records
Austrian wingsuit pilot has achieved multiple
world records with a nearly six-minute wingsuit flight.
Updated Oct 31, 2024 11:39
PM EDT
An Austrian wingsuit pilot
set multiple world records in wingsuit flight.
Peter Salzmann made the
record-breaking flight on October 24 launching from Jungfrau mountain in
Switzerland where he flew for 5 minutes and 56 seconds over a distance of 7.77
miles. Red Bull, who teamed up with Salzmann for the flight said the jump was
made from an altitude of 11,161 feet— setting a new record for the highest BASE
jump from start to finish.
According to Red Bull, the
revolutionary wingsuit was the culmination of a three-year engineering
initiative combining Salzmann’s flight experience with wingsuit developer
Andreas Podlipnik’s innovative foil design and expertise from Red Bull’s F1
program. In total, six different wingsuit prototypes were developed and tested
before settling on the final design.
The wingsuit, which
measures 6.9 feet in wingspan and weighs 8.3 pounds, has a foam core and 3D
printed components. It is equipped with electric power for foil control and is
extremely lightweight allowing experts to carry the foil to the launch point in
the Swiss Alps.
Speaking about the
wingsuit design, Salzmann told RedBull.com “We’re also quiet and light as a
bird; I glide almost silently through the air.”
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