Steve Fossett sets new glider altitude record of 15,360 metres

[Captain]

That's a fair way up in a Glider .....................

 

 

 

FAI has ratified the following Class D (Gliders) record :

 

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Claim number : 14043

 

Sub-class :DO (Open Class Gliders)

 

GeneralCategory

 

 

 

Type of record : Absolute altitude

 

Course/location : El Calafate (Argentina)

 

Performance : 15 460 m

 

Pilot : Steve FOSSETT (USA)

 

Crew : Einar ENEVOLDSON

 

Glider : Glaser-Dirks DG-505

 

 

 

[maxamos]

Glider Height record

 

Do you have any links to this story. Sounds like an interesting read !

 

 

[maxamos]

Link to height world record

 

Here is a link to a story about that record;

 

http://www.technologyevangelist.com/2006/09/steve_fossett_does_i.html

 

It was a good read. Amazing !!!