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Hang Gliding in the Aviation History Encyclopedia |
 | | The major breakthrough was the famous flight of Mike Harker from the Zugspitze in Germany in 1972. |
| | Record fall into nearly the same categories as the ones of the sailplanes and are authorized by the FAI. |
| | Technically, the current world record (as of 2003) for "free distance" is held by Manfred Ruhmer with 700,6 km in 2001, but Mike Barber broke the world best with a distance of 704 km (437 miles) on June 19th 2002 in Texas. |
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