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Ultralight altitude record
What is the altitude record for an ultralight?
Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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On Fri, 27 May 2005 19:40:41 -0500, "Dan, U.S. Air Force,
retired" wrote: What is the altitude record for an ultralight? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired Easiest way to get this info is to simply ask Jim Campbell... I'm sure he could check his logbook for the data and let you know when and how high he was... John |
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John Ammeter wrote:
On Fri, 27 May 2005 19:40:41 -0500, "Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" wrote: What is the altitude record for an ultralight? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired Easiest way to get this info is to simply ask Jim Campbell... I'm sure he could check his logbook for the data and let you know when and how high he was... John We already knew he's high. The reason I asked is he claims the record. I want to know who really holds the record. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired wrote:
We already knew he's high. The reason I asked is he claims the record. I want to know who really holds the record. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/...recordid=56393 Highest Flying Propeller-Driven Aircraft The highest ever altitude reached by a propeller-driven aircraft is 29,413 m (96,500 ft), by the unmanned, solar-powered Helios Prototype flying wing over the Hawaiian Island of Kauai on August 13, 2001. Commissioned by NASA and developed by Aerovironment Inc. of Monrovia, California, USA, Helios is one of a new breed of slow-flying, high-altitude aircraft that its makers believe will present a viable alternative to communications satellites in the future. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/...recordid=44049 Highest Hot-Air Balloon Altitude Per Lindstrand achieved the altitude record of 19,811 m. (64,997 ft.) in a Colt 600 hot-air balloon over Laredo, Texas, USA, on June 6, 1988. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/...recordid=51479 Highest Flying Birds The highest altitude recorded for a bird is 11,300 m. (37,000 ft.), for a Ruppell’s vulture (Gyps rueppellii), which collided with a commercial aircraft over Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on November 29, 1973. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/...recordid=56167 Highest Sky-Diving Dog They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks. Try telling that to Brutus, the world's busiest skydiving dog! The miniature dachshund has made more than 71 separate skydives, accompanied by owner Ron Sirull. Brutus follows in the paw-steps of Katie, a British Jack Russell (pictured above) who made the first ever doggie skydive in 1987 from a height of 3,658 m 12,000 ft). Brutus has since broken Katie's record with a jump of 4,572 m (15,000 ft). WANT TO KNOW MORE? Although parachuting dates back to the 1780s, it took another 150 years for people to throw themselves out of airplanes for fun! The sport of skydiving became really popular in the 1970s, when divers began to attempt mid-air acrobatics before landing on a specified target. Skydivers typically freefall about 762 m (2,500 ft) before opening their parachute. Today's steerable 'chutes allow the diver a high degree of control over both their speed and direction. CHECK THIS OUT… Airhostess Vesna Vulovic survived a fall of 10,160 m (33,330 ft) without a parachute when her DC-9 plane blew up over the former Czechoslovakia on January 26, 1972! |
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Darrel Toepfer wrote:
Highest Flying Birds The highest altitude recorded for a bird is 11,300 m. (37,000 ft.), for a Ruppell’s vulture (Gyps rueppellii), which collided with a commercial aircraft over Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, on November 29, 1973. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/...recordid=56167 So for a bird to claim a new record, it must collide with an aircraft? Man, that's rough! ry -- |
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"Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" wrote in message news:lgPle.35785$aB.18615@lakeread03... We already knew he's high. The reason I asked is he claims the record. I want to know who really holds the record. Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired As far as I know an acquaintance of mine, Richard Meredith-Hardy, probably holds the record. He flew over Mt Everest last year is a much modified flexwing, with oxygen kit etc. Here's a link to his exploits for those interested in these things: http://www.flymicro.com/everest/ Jez |
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In the US I believe they are not allowed above 17,999 ft.
From Ultralight news.com: "A Falcon UL still claims the altitude record of 26,900'." David "Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired" wrote in message news:k6Ple.35783$aB.6376@lakeread03... What is the altitude record for an ultralight? Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired |
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dje wrote:
In the US I believe they are not allowed above 17,999 ft. From Ultralight news.com: "A Falcon UL still claims the altitude record of 26,900'." David I can't find it but for what it's worth, I once read that a Mitchel U2 was flown to about the same altitude over Germany. It's a cool little plane but at 6'5", if I could fit in one, it would never get me off the ground (even if I became anorexic and not F'ing likely either...) Tony |
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I have some articles on my website about the Mitchell Wing U2 holding the
record for a while http://www.mitchellwing.com/Rowley%2...ing%20high.htm -- Mitchell Wing http://www.mitchellwing.com -- Have a good day and stay out of the trees! See ya on Sport Aircraft group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Sport_Aircraft/ I can't find it but for what it's worth, I once read that a Mitchel U2 was flown to about the same altitude over Germany. It's a cool little plane but at 6'5", if I could fit in one, it would never get me off the ground (even if I became anorexic and not F'ing likely either...) Tony |
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gilan wrote:
I have some articles on my website about the Mitchell Wing U2 holding the record for a while http://www.mitchellwing.com/Rowley%2...ing%20high.htm I wonder if that design could be scaled up to somewhere around the sport plane size? About 150 or 200% of original specification. Tony |
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