Aviation
Dubai Police Just Pulled A Huge Emirates A380 Plane And Broke A World Record Doing It
They broke the previous such record, involving 100 people who pulled a 218.56 ton plane in Hong Kong.
The Dubai Police set a one-of-a-kind record during the Dubai Fitness Challenge (DFC), when a group of police officers teamed up to pull an Airbus A380 for a distance of 100 metres.
They broke the previous such record, involving 100 people who pulled a 218.56 ton plane in Hong Kong.
Major-General Abdullah Khalifa Al Marri, Commander-in-Chief of the Dubai Police, received the record certificate from Huda Kassab, director of the Guinness World Records, in Dubai after the achievement that saw the jumbo towing Emirates Airbus A380 aircraft, weighing 302.68 tons along the 100 metre stretch.
تحطيمنا للأرقام القياسية أصبح عادة … للمرة الثانية وفي إسبوع واحد، #شرطة_دبي تكسر رقماً قياسياً آخر بسحبها لطائرة اير باص A380 تزن 302 طناً، تابعة لـ #طيران_الإمارات ضمن فعاليات #تحدي_دبي_للياقة@DXBFitChallenge @GWR @emirates pic.twitter.com/urWnmxxy1z
— Dubai Policeشرطة دبي (@DubaiPoliceHQ) November 9, 2017
Brigadier Ahmed Mohammed Bin Thani, assistant commander-in-chief of Ports Affairs, Brigadier Abdullah Hussein Khan, director-general of Airport Security and Jamal Al-Hai, vice-president at Dubai Airports were also present during the certificate presentation.
chairman of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, president of Dubai Airports Corporation, CEO of Emirates Airline and Group, for being strategic partner supporting the setting of the world record.
he police chief also praised the fitness challenge event, for raising the culture of health and sportiveness in the UAE community, and for providing innovative sporting activities all around the emirate. He noted that the Guinness Record breaking achievement would contribute to the challenge and be a memorable one in the public mind, adding that it was also part of the Dubai Police’s strategy to support community-based sports initiatives.
Courtesy : Khaleeja Times
