Shin Ito
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is a Japanese wingsuit
pilot and skydiver who currently holds two world records, including the longest wingsuit flight of 23.1 kilometre jumped from 32000 feet (9,753.6 m)
and the fastest speed reached in a wingsuit of 363 km/h (225.6 mph), both achieved on 28 May 2011.
He was a member of a US National Wingsuit flying formation record by 68 pilots in 2009.
Ito is CEO of Risk Control Corp, in Japan.
Wingsuit flying
Wingsuit flying is the sport of flying the human body through the air using a special jumpsuit, called a wingsuit, which adds surface area to the human body to enable a significant increase in lift. Modern wingsuits, first developed in the late 1990s, create the surface area with fabric between the...
pilot and skydiver who currently holds two world records, including the longest wingsuit flight of 23.1 kilometre jumped from 32000 feet (9,753.6 m)
and the fastest speed reached in a wingsuit of 363 km/h (225.6 mph), both achieved on 28 May 2011.
He was a member of a US National Wingsuit flying formation record by 68 pilots in 2009.
Ito is CEO of Risk Control Corp, in Japan.