Ultralight altitude record

What is the altitude record for an ultralight?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

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

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

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!

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
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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

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
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What is the altitude record for an ultralight?

Dan, U.S. Air Force, retired

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

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


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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

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