Heaviest Plane Pulled by wheelchair users - DBFA sets world record

 ALTON, Hampshire, UK -- The British Disabled Flying Association ( BDFA ) recruited 50 disabled people, seated in manual wheelchairs, to pull a 65-ton aricraft 100 metres along the main runway at Lasham Airfield-setting the world record for the   Heaviest Plane Pulled by wheelchair users .
   Mike Miller-Smith, BDFA chief executive, said: "It was an amazing achievement for each of the participants, who pulled the equivalent of 1.3 tonnes each. ( enlarge photo )
  The BDFA is committed to providing opportunities for disabled people in aviation. "

  "This world record is a great way to show that, when given the opportunity, people living with a disability can achieve the seemingly impossible."

The open day raised money for the BDFA charity , which offers free trial flying lessons for terminally ill and disabled people and subsidised flying and training for other disability charities across the UK.

   A volunteer pilot flew the Boeing 757 from delivery firm DHL's UK aviation base at East Midlands Airport to Lasham Airfield.

   Paul Bishop, managing director of DHL Air, said: "We were very happy to help out such a worthy charity. The sight of a 65-tonne DHL cargo plane being towed down a runway by the BDFA plane-pulling team was very impressive."

  Related:
Largest gathering of wheelchair users on ice-world record set by Leanne Grose

Sunday, September 7, 2008

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