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D'Arrigo achieved the objective of flying over Everest
Rome, Italy - The flight lasted 4 hours and half gaining 9000 metres altitude
Angelo D'Arrigo, the hang-gliding multichampion, has achieved with his hang-glider to fly over Mount Everest. Departed from advanced base camp of Syangboche at nearly 4000 metres, and having been towed by an aircraft to take the ascensional current, at 17:30 of today (local time) he landed close the pyramid of Mount Everest, the scientific italian research center. There he will wait for its team to...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 63732
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency