Flying Latvians Known Worldwide

Company Aerodium became known after the 2006 Torino XX Winter Olympic Games closing ceremonies, because Aerodium Latvia helped to produce the part of the show that featured flying acrobats. Aerodium Latvia is a company based in Sigulda, Latvia, which owns and runs the first vertical wind tunnel in Eastern Europe. The vertical wind tunnel (VWT) is located near Sigulda, the most visited tourist area in Latvia. The company built the biggest mobile vertical wind tunnel in the world especially for the Torino show. The tunnel blows a wind stream of 200 km/h within a diameter of 3.7 meters. See what they are doing here.