Parabolic flight in a glider from Stockerau

Gravity sucks! Take the first step into space and experience weightlessness. A jet is not always necessary to complete a parabolic flight. The world's first practical project for parabolic flights with gliders proves this! After a detailed briefing, you will be strapped into the rear seat of the plane and given final instructions. The space available to you, the 6-point harness and your almost lying position allow you to experience the feeling of the Mercury astronauts of the early 1960s up close. You start with the help of a tow machine, which takes you in a parabal plane to an altitude of around 4,500 feet. After disengaging and carefully checking the airspace, the actual mission begins! Your pilot will abruptly bring the plane into the climb - here you will experience around 4 G plus for the first time, i.e. four times your body weight. Because of your sitting position, this is relatively easy to manage. Immediately afterwards the aircraft is pushed again and at the same moment you experience weightlessness for the first time! After about 12 seconds, the aircraft is intercepted again at 6 to 7 G (!), the same feeling and the same G load was experienced by the Mercury astronauts when taking off and re-entering the Earth's atmosphere. The whole thing is repeated up to 10 times.