USA: New Wind Tunnel Attraction Comes to Colorado Springs – HiFLYght to Open in Late 2021

A new indoor wind tunnel attraction is being built in Colorado Springs, the picturesque town with over 470,000 inhabitants located at the foot of the Rocky Mountains. The attraction will receive the name of HiFLYght and is scheduled to open at the end of this year, featuring the flight chamber technology from iFLY Indoor Skydiving. The initiators behind the project are three retired US Air Force colonels, who will operate the body-flying facility for a broad target group as a leisure attraction as well as for professional flyers for training purposes. To realize their vision of their own wind tunnel facility, the three professional aviators opted for the technology and expertise of iFLY, manufacturer and operator of wind tunnel attractions at the same time, who will install a flight chamber of the latest generation in Colorado Springs, measuring over four meters in diameter. In addition to the flight chamber, the building will house separated rooms for birthday parties and corporate events.

“We're thrilled to bring the only recognized brand and the very best wind tunnel technology in the world to Colorado Springs. We look forward to welcoming first-time flyers, professionals, and our active military and service academy flyers to this state-of-the-art facility,“ said a spokesperson for HiFLYght.

Kevin Fiur, president of iFLY's Tunnel Systems Division, which sells its patent-protected wind tunnels and franchises stated, “We're very excited to add the HiFLYght team to our family of franchisees. We are rapidly expanding the number of markets where we will offer like-minded entrepreneurs the opportunity to own their own business by investing in our wind tunnel technology. With our recent designation as an SBA franchisor, we're quickly expanding our ability to give new business owners the chance to bring the dream of flight to their local markets.“

Until to date, iFLY has installed over 80 wind tunnels worldwide, of which the group operates just over half itself. Other providers of state-of-the-art wind tunnel technology include Indoor Skydiving Germany, which is also both operator and manufacturer of wind tunnel attractions. Read more about the growing market for bodyflying facilities in our special feature “Adventure Sports Parks“, published in our latest March/April magazine issue. (eap)