Stuntman sets flight record over west of Ireland

A winged stuntman has completed a daring 17km unaided flight over the west coast of Ireland, beating local plane times.

Wed, 04 Jun, 2008 - 15:29

A winged stuntman has completed a daring 17km unaided flight over the west coast of Ireland, beating local plane times.

Swiss flyer Ueli ’Sputnik’ Gegenschatz, donned a specially designed wingsuit and glided from above the Aran Islands over Galway Bay to Connemara regional airport.

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Courts Heathrow Place: Ireland Place: Aran Islands Place: Galway Bay Place: Connemara Place: Airport Place: Irish Place: Atlantic Place: Inis Mór Place: Inverin Airport Place: The Matterhorn Place: Swiss Alps Place: Popocatepetl Place: Mexico Person: Ueli ’Sputnik Person: Gegenschatz Person: Sputnik Organisation: Sputnik

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