This summer the British Disabled Flying Association (BDFA) is planning a truly impressive event – towing a DHL Boeing 757 on the runway at Lasham - with our wheelchairs!
Sorry, manual chairs only!
We don’t expect to make
V1, but we do expect to make quite an impact with the press
and TV, have a load of fun, and raise a significant amount
in sponsorship for BDFA funds.
Planned to take place on the 6 September this year, with a
trial and practice in July, we’ll need quite a number to
take part – a 757 is a large aeroplane.
Calculations on the BDFA beer mat show that we’ll need 30
to pull it (relatively!) comfortably, and we’d like to have
some arm power in reserve too. This hasn’t been tried by
anyone, so we’ll be boldly going where no one has been
before… setting World records as we go.
What we need first are VOLUNTEERS to sign up for this
amazing project, who can commit to raising sponsorship
money, having a pretty rigorous workout, and enjoying an
incredibly rewarding day out for themselves, friends and
family. We have already had some trials, admittedly only
using a beautiful Aston Martin, but we are confident that
this can be done. See the trial video here.
Go on, give your pulling power a real boost today and
complete our registration form
or contact us to learn more.
If you can’t come along
why not help us by making an online donation
today?
