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The longest (duration) wingsuit flight was 9 minutes, 6 seconds [39] The current world record for longest time in flight within the performance competition rules, i.e. within 1,000 m (3,300 ft) of vertical distance, was set on 28 Aug 2018 by Chris Geiler (US) with a time of 100.2 sec (1.67 min) [40]
The current record for the longest non-stop, non-refueled airplane flight in history (9 days and 3 minutes) was achieved in the Rutan Voyager. The flight endurance record is the longest amount of time an aircraft of a particular category spent in flight without landing. It can be a solo event, or multiple people can take turns piloting the ...
Over La Guajira, Colombia, Colombian skydiver Jhonathan Florez sets four world skydiving records in single jump, setting the records for longest wingsuit flight in terms of duration at 9 minutes 6 seconds, highest-altitude wingsuit jump at 37,265 feet (11,358 meters), greatest horizontal distance flown in a wingsuit at 16.315 statute miles (26. ...
At the time of his death, Byrnes held many FAI world records for wingsuit flying, including fastest speed, [152] longest time, [153] and greatest horizontal distance. [154] 21 July 2022 Jonathan Trango 45 Italy Spanish mountaineer and wingsuit BASE jumper died after crashing near the Aiguille Croux, near Mont Blanc in the Italian Alps. [155] 3 ...
A number of promotional or delivery flights have extended the record of longest non-stop flights by a commercial aircraft: March 23, 1976 ( 1976-03-23 ) : South African Airways' delivery flight of their first Boeing 747SP set a new record for nonstop flight by commercial aircraft.
American Airlines successfully landed its longest direct flight in history.. On October 28, Flight AAL7 arrived at Brisbane Airport at 4:57am AEST after departing from Dallas-Fort Worth ...
Korean's 747 flight between Seoul and New York would be the second-longest at 6,906 miles, followed by Air China's route between Beijing and New York at 6,838 miles.
During its round-the-world trip, PlanetSolar achieved a number of firsts: the first solar-powered round-the-world trip, [12] first trip around the world by solar boat, and first crossing of the Indian Ocean and Red Sea with solar energy. In terms of records, PlanetSolar is also the largest solar boat in the world, and is the solar vehicle that ...