Shin Ito (伊藤 慎一, Itō Shin'ichi) (born December 1964 in Tokyo, Japan) is a Japanese wingsuit pilot and skydiver who in 2012 held the world records for "Greatest horizontal distance flown in a wingsuit" 26.9 km (16.71 miles),[1] "Greatest absolute distance flown in a wingsuit" 28.707 km (17.83 miles) above California, USA on 26 May 2012,[2] and "Fastest speed reached in a wingsuit of 363 km/h (226 mph), achieved on 28 May 2011.[3]
He was a member of a US National Wingsuit flying formation record by 68 pilots in 2009.[4]
Ito is CEO of Risk Control Corp, in Japan.[5]
Bibliography
edit- How to Escape from Crisis (危機からの脱出方法, Kiki kara no dasshutsu hōhō), Bestsellers, August 2001, ISBN 978-4-584-18623-7
References
edit- ^ "Greatest horizontal distance flown in a wingsuit". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Greatest absolute distance flown in a wingsuit". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "Fastest horizontal speed reached in a wingsuit". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
- ^ "USPA: National Records". Uspa.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2010. Retrieved 10 August 2010.
- ^ "Risk Control Corp,Company information". Risk Control Corp. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Official blog (in Japanese)
- Shin Ito's profile at Birdman
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