Last night (Monday), a new Israeli record was set by 12 female athletes in a joint flight in a state of vertical flight, in a wind tunnel. The female athletes managed to produce a complex structure while flying and hold it at a speed of 240 km / h.
The event took place in the FLYBOX wind tunnel in Rishon LeZion, a simulator facility that simulates skydiving, with the support of the Israeli Aviation Association, the Eilat Association and FLYBOX Bodyflight.
Bodyflight -
aviation through the body, is a young sport in the country that operates under the "Eilat" association.
The athletes of the industry set an Israeli record for the first time by creating a common human structure, the largest seen in Israel and all this at a wind speed of 240 km / h.
The event took place at the initiative of flight instructors Inbar Rosen - a skydiving photographer with 4,500 skydives and Daphne Morley - Israeli champion in body aviation in the freestyle category.
The athletes, Inbar Rosen, Daphne Morley, Yuval Sherman, Irene Menachem, Amit Rubinstein, Gali Bar, Eden Ben Atoil, Rene Gavish, Tali Kalati, Anna Clark, Susanna Elkin, and Neta Cohen, are a group that represents a female force that breaks boundaries when the youngest is only a daughter. 13 and the adult in her 40s.
Photo: Zohar Davidovich,
Arik Kaplan, President of the "Eilat" Association: "The skydiving industry is one of the developing industries in Israel, especially the aviation industry in the wind tunnel (aviation through the body). We invite the general public to come and experience wind flying as a sporting and experiential profession. "
Photo: Ofer Bar,
Ilan Dahan, Chairman of the Israeli Skydiving Association: "We congratulate the association members who participate in setting a first Israeli record of its kind, these are veteran athletes alongside beginning athletes who mark the future generation of the industry.
Proud and excited to be with you.
Keep leading and breaking through.
Here is also the place to thank Athena's coordinator in the Eilat Association, Rotem Agami, who with her support helps us promote female athletes in the industry.
The union continues to lead and encourage Israeli records in honor of the 40th anniversary of its founding. "
New Israeli record in women's aviation, credit: Ofer Bar
