Height, depth and spaceWorld record
Highest paragliding flight
Record
9,947 m
32,635 ft
- Holder
- Ewa Wisnierska
What to remember
A paraglider has no engine and no rigid frame: just a fabric wing, suspension lines and a pilot sitting in a harness. That was the kit Ewa Wisnierska flew when she climbed to 9,947 m (32,635 ft) on a flight between Barraba and Niagra, in Australia.
The wing keeps its shape thanks to air entering vents at the front and the pull of the lines. Pilots gain height by working sources of lift; most flights last one to five hours and often reach a few thousand metres.
The altitude reached over Australia sits far above those usual figures, on the same kind of lightweight, foot-launched wing.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “Paragliding” (revision used 1377512356). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Photo: Nevit Dilmen ( talk ), Photo licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 (Wikimedia Commons).
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