Austrian wingsuit pilot Peter Salzmann set three worlds record in one very long flight thanks to a new ground-breaking wingsuit foil rig.
On Thursday, October 24, 2024, Salzmann stepped off a a ledge at Switzerland’s Jungfrau Mountain (13,330 feet) and managed to fly for almost six minutes without mechanical propulsion, covering an incredible distance of 7.77 miles before touching down safely between Lauterbrunnen and Interlaken.
The foil technology was developed over three years in collaboration between Salzmann and wingsuit foil developer Andreas Podlipnik. The pair tapped the engineering team at Red Bull Advanced Technologies for their expertise in F1 aerodynamics.
The jump set new world records for the longest BASE flight time (5m 56s) and longest BASE flight distance (7.77 miles) and biggest BASE jump from exit point to landing measured by altitude difference (11,161 feet).
There is already some dispute as to whether the addition of a foil disqualifies Salzmann’s new wingsuit records but however they end up being categorized, this is an incredible progression in human flight and we congratulate the entire team.
