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World record: 198 tumblings above Grindelwald
26.05.08 | Chrigel Maurer has set a new world record for Infinity tumbles. With an ADVANCE acro glider he put 198 continuous rotations together over Grindelwald.
Last Sunday at 9.00 am Chrigel Maurer released himself from a helicopter at 3500 metres over Grindelwald and had achieved 198 tumbles in only 5 minutes 50 seconds, just missing the planned 200 total. He certainly managed to beat his own previous best of 155 cycles, however.
In these extreme manoeuvres each cycle briefly touches more than 7 G. "This G-change is extremely tough for the body. To set the bar higher, I need more training, so that my body can still better get used to the enormous loading", said Chrigel after landing in Grindelwald.
Immediately afterwards he exchanged the "Akrobat" glider and clothes for his racing equipment and took off only two hours later for the first run of the world cup, held in Grindelwald as well. He made 4th place for day 1.
ADVANCE involvement in the acro field primarily concerns our staff pilots Judith Zweifel, Chrigel Maurer and Andy Hediger, and with it we gain important knowledge for paraglider development. "The enormous loadings are perfect for testing materials and construction techniques", says Thomas Ripplinger, ADVANCE engineer and designer.
Hearty congratulations!
Photos: Andy Busslinger
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