Facts
If you think microlights aren't capable of keeping up with the big guys, think again. Read on, and maybe you'll change your mind.
The longest distance ever to be
covered on a microlight is 1,627.78km. This was
done by the Austrian Wilhelm Lischak. The flight took him Volsau, Austria
all the way to Brest, in France. The flight was done on 8 June 1988.
The longest distance to be
covered in a closed circuit by a microlight was 2701.16km.
This too was done by Wilhelm Lischak on the 18 June 1988.
The highest altitude ever reached
in a microlight was 31,890ft. This record
altitude was done by Serge Zin of France on the 18 September 1994.
Highest speed to be reached in a
microlight over a closed circuit is 293.04 km/h.
This record speed was done by C.T. Andrews of the USA on the 3rd August.
Eve Jackson flew from Biggin
Hill, Kent, UK, to Sydney, Australia from 26 April 1986 to 1 August 1987.
The flight took 279 hours and 55 minutes, and covered 21,950 km.
From 1 December 1987 to 29
January 1988, Brian Milton of Great Britain covered a distance of 21,968 km
from London, UK, to Sydney, Australia. His flying time was 241 hours, 20
minutes.
Raymond Conte holds the
unofficial world record for the most loops achieved in a microlight. He did
21 loops.