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Thursday, May 13, 2010
Smallest
Wingwalker - world record set by Kiran Shah
LONDON, UK -- ACTOR and stuntman Kiran
Shah, 53, (4ft 1in) has appeared in Star Wars, Lord of
the Rings and Indiana Jones completed a ten-minute wing-walk
speeds of 120mph at 1000ft - setting the new world record
for the Smallest
Wingwalker.
Photo:
The World's Smallest
Wingwalker was strapped to a 1940s Boeing Spearman
biplane for a ten-minute stunt which saw him brave speeds
of 120mph at 300 metres.
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photo)
The Smallest
Wingwalker in
the World said:"It was great, I loved it but
next time I'll pick a warmer day. I'm not bothered by heights
because I've done high falls before. Flying is no problem
for me either."
‘I was nervous until I had the safety briefing.
Once I know what I’m doing it’s OK – it’s the same with any
stunt.
‘I love any kind of action. The more dangerous
the better.’
Experienced pilot Martyn Carrington flew
the plane for Kiran's record attempt at Aerosuperbatics in
Cirencester, Gloucs.
He said: "Flying with someone Kiran's size is
a pilot's dream - you hardly know he's there. "With someone
bigger, the resistance and drag increases and it can be a
bit trickier.
Mary Oladapo, representing Guinness World
Records, said: ‘Kiran once again proves that size isn’t everything
– even the smallest of people can achieve the greatest of
things.’
The World's Smallest
Wingwalker has held the Guinness World Record
for the 'shortest professional stuntman currently working
in film' since October 2003.
Kiran was born in 1956 in Nairobi, Kenya,
and moved to India when he was 12. He began studying film
in India but interrupted his studies when his father's health
caused the family to move to England, where Kiran's brother
had already settled.
His breakthrough into the film world came
in 1976, when he was asked to do stunts in the film Candleshoe.
Kiran's career took off from there and he appeared
in more films, TV commercials and videos. He appeared alongside
Tom Cruise in Legend, was Frodo's stunt double in Lord of
The Rings, and worked on worldwide smash The Chronicles of
Narnia.
The
World's Smallest
Wingwalker continues to have a successful career on
the big screen, having appeared alongside Tom Cruise in Legend
and worked on the worldwide smash The Chronicles of Narnia.
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Thursday, May 13, 2010
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