Inclined flight chamber under construction in Žirovnica

Žirovnica, 9 January - A Swedish company is building a special kind of wind tunnel, an inclined flight chamber, in Žirovnica in northwest Slovenia, in what will be only the second such facility in Europe. It is targeted primarily at ski jumpers, but wingsuit flyers and adrenaline junkies will be welcome as well.

Žirovnica An inclined flight chamber is under construction in Žirovnica. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA

Žirovnica
An inclined flight chamber is under construction in Žirovnica.
Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA

Žirovnica An inclined flight chamber is under construction in Žirovnica. Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA

Žirovnica
An inclined flight chamber is under construction in Žirovnica.
Photo: Tinkara Zupan/STA

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