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Two world records with «Sportolet» of Rossiya Airlines are recorded in the Guinness Book

Russian Aviaton » Thursday February 25, 2021 03:17 MSK
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On February 24, representatives of the Guinness Book of Records recorded two world records in the power extreme with the participation of Airbus A319 «Sportolet» of Rossiya Airlines at Pulkovo International Airport,. Both records were set within one hour, which is unique for such events.

The track-pull with the aircraft was performed by the extreme athlete Denis Vovk. He towed the aircraft, which weight with the minimum remaining fuel was 40,57 tons, for 4 meters 32 centimetres in 52 seconds. In September 2020, Denis already performed track-pull with «Sportolet» — the athlete hauled the liner for 4 meters, thereby setting an unofficial world record in his weight category. Athletes, whose own weight exceeds 150 kilograms work with such weights. Denis ' weight is less than 90 kilograms. Today, the athlete officially recorded his achievement.

Another exercise, Another Arm-over-arm, — pulling the aircraft with the rope, resting on a special platform — was performed by two athletes: Denis Vovk and Artem Tarasov. In 45 seconds, they moved the aircraft by 1 meter and 90 centimeters. The total weight of the athletes does not exceed 200 kilograms, which also became a world record.

The results were recorded for the Guinness Book of Records by representatives of a special international commission — one of the strongest people on the planet, the owner of many world records, the star of power extreme Mikhail Koklyaev and the president of the Federation of Power Extreme of Russia Vasily Grishchenko.

The aircraft of Rossiya Airlines with the name «Sportolet» is a liner in an exclusive livery dedicated to Russian sports. The project was implemented in 2018 with the aim of supporting Russian athletes in international competitions, strengthening the unity of fans, sports spirit and values of an active lifestyle.