Highest altitude reached by a single kite

Highest altitude reached by a single kite (4.88 km)

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Highest altitude reached by a single kite (4.88 km)

  • is 1/10000 of Diameter of Neptune (49,200 km)...more
  • is 1/2500 of Diameter of Venus (12,010 km)...more
  • is 1/1000 of Diameter of Mercury (4,880 km)...more
  • is 1/25 of Diameter of the (fictional) Death Star in the first Star Wars movie (120 km)...more
  • is 2.5 x Height of Mt Washington, highest point in NE USA (1.917 km)...more
  • is 5 x Height of the Angel Falls (Venuzeula) (979 m)...more
  • is 25 x Height of the Gateway Arch in St Louis (192 m)...more
  • is 40 x Height of the spire of Salisbury cathedral (123 m)...more
  • is 50 x Height of the Elizabeth Tower (home to Big Ben) in London (96 m)...more
  • is 2000 x World High Jump Record (1993) (2.45 m)...more
  • is 2000 x Height of a football goal (2.44 m)...more
  • is 4000 x Height of a ice-hockey goal (1.2 m)...more

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