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October 1999
. World Records certified By FAI
From 1st March to 31st March 2000

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Class K and P - Space Records
N° 6249 ABSOLUTE RECORD
Category: General
Accumulated space flight time: 747 days 11 hours
28.08.99, Serguei AVDEYEV (Russia)
Aircraft: MIR Orbital Complex
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Class C - Aeroplanes
N° 6355 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 831.38 km/h
Course/site: Dallas, TX (USA) - Osaka (Japan)
26.12.99, James O. GROSS (USA), Anthony A. ADAMS, Walter J. CAPPELLI
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200 (2 Rolls-Royce Trent 890, 90.000 lbs)
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N° 6356 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 707.96 km/h
Course/site: Anchorage, AK (USA) - Hong Kong (China)
22.12.99, Glenn W. STICKEL (USA), Thomas McCLEARY
Aircraft: Boeing 747-100 (4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D, 45.000 lbs)
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N° 6357 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 903.55 km/h
Course/site: Denver, CO (USA) - Los Angeles, CA (USA)
22.12.99, James C. PHILLIPS (USA)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 Pratt & Whitney 4056, 56.750 lbs)
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N° 6384 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 1'771.52 km/h
Course/site: Washington, DC (USA) - Marrakech (Marocco)
12.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6385 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 2 : turboprop
Speed over a recognised course: 661.43 km/h
Course/site: Fayetteville, NC (USA) - Cambridge (UK)
13.02.00, Arlen D. RENS (USA), Edward J. DELEHANT, Richard L. WHITE
Aircraft: Lockheed Martin C-130J (4 Rolls-Royce AE2100D, 4.591 shp)
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N° 6400 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 970.95 km/h
Course/site: Marrakech (Morocco) - Lagos (Nigeria)
15.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6402 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 1725.60 km/h
Course/site: Lagos (Nigeria) - Cape Town (South Africa)
15.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6404 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 966.68 km/h
Course/site: Marrakech (Morocco) - Cape Town (South Africa)
15.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6409 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 946.47 km/h
Course/site: Cape Town (South Africa) - Harare (Zimbabwe)
19.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050lbs)
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N° 6411 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 846.34 km/h
Course/site: Harare (Zimbabwe) - Nairobi (Kenya)
21.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olypmpus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6426 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 1'336.61 km/h
Course/site: Cairo (Egypt) - Lisbon (Portugal)
02.03.00, Richard OWEN (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6430 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 1'122.50 km/h
Course/site: Cairo (Egypt) - Washington, DC (USA)
02.03.00, Richard OWEN (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6234 Sub-class C-1k (Landplanes: take off weight 25 000 to 35 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Altitude with 5000 kg payload: 15 063 metres
Course/site: Akhtubinsk airfield (Russia)
03.08.99, Vyacheslav PETRUCHA (Russia), Alexandr OSHCHEPKOV (Russia)
Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-32FN (2 AL-31F, 12 500 kg)
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N° 6243 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Altitude with 1000 kg payload: 16 206 metres
Course/site: Zhukovsky (Russia)
19.08.99, Igor SOLOVJEV (Russia), Vladimir SHENDRIK (Russia)
Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-32FN (2 AL-31F, 12 500 kg)
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N° 6244 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Altitude with 2000 kg payload: 16 206 metres
Course/site: Zhukovsky (Russia)
19.08.99, Igor SOLOVJEV (Russia), Vladimir SHENDRIK (Russia)
Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-32FN (2 AL-31F, 12 500 kg)
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N° 6245 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Greatest mass carried to a height of 15000 m: 2330 kg
Course/site: Zhukovsky (Russia)
19.08.99, Igor SOLOVJEV (Russia), Vladimir SHENDRIK (Russia)
Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-32FN (2 AL-31F, 12 500 kg)
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N° 6386 Sub-class C-1n (Landplanes: take off weight 60 000 to 80 000 kg)
Group 2 : turboprop
Speed over a recognised course: 661.43 km/h
Course/site: Fayetteville, NC (USA) - Cambridge (UK)
13.02.00, Arlen D. RENS (USA), Edward J. DELEHANT, Richard L. WHITE
Aircraft: Lockheed Martin C-130J (4 Rolls-Royce AE2100D, 4.591 shp)
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N° 6382 Sub-class C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 1'537.76 km/h
Course/site: London (UK) - Washington, DC (USA) 11.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6383 Sub-class C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 1'771.52 km/h
Course/site: Washington, DC (USA) - Marrakech (Marocco)
12.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6401 Sub-class C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 970.95 km/h
Course/site: Marrakech (Morocco) - Lagos (Nigeria)
15.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6403 Sub-class C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 1725.60 km/h
Course/site: Lagos (Nigeria) - Cape Town (South Africa)
15.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6405 Sub-class C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 966.68 km/h
Course/site: Marrakech (Morocco) - Cape Town (South Africa)
15.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6410 Sub-class C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 946.47 km/h
Course/site: Cape Town (South Africa) - Harare (Zimbabwe)
19.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6412 Sub-class C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 846.34 km/h
Course/site: Harare (Zimbabwe) - Nairobi (Kenya)
21.02.00, Roger MILLS (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6427 Sub-class C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 1'336.61 km/h
Course/site: Cairo (Egypt) - Lisbon (Portugal)
02.03.00, Richard OWEN (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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N° 6431 Sub-class C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 1'122.50 km/h
Course/site: Cairo (Egypt) - Washington, DC (USA)
02.03.00, Richard OWEN (UK)
Aircraft: Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (4 RR Olympus, 38.050 lbs)
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Class D - Gliders
N° 6351 Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
Category: Feminine
Speed over a triangular course of 300 km: 153.83 km/h
Course/site: Tocumwal Aerodrome, NSW (Australia)
03.01.00, Pamela KURSTJENS-HAWKINS (UK)
Glider : Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 T
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Class O - Hang Gliders
N° 6341 Sub-class O-3 (Paragliders)
Category: Multiplace
Straight distance: 213.7 km
Course/site: Quixada (Brazil)
02.12.99, André FLEURY (Brazil), Mailcar F. de OLIVEIRA
Paraglider : Apco Futura 42 Tandem
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Class R - Microlights
N° 6129 Sub-class R6 (Powered Paraglider Trikes)
Category: Solo
Distance in a straight line without landing: 740.6 km
Course/site: Fréjus (France) - Bizerte Lake (Tunisia)
22.05.99, Pierre ALLET (France)
Aircraft: Trekking 42 m2 (1 JPX D 320, 20CV)
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OTHER ARTICLES OF ASI APRIL 2000 ISSUE
| Editorial | From The Secretary General's Desk | Air Waves |
| News In Brief | Letters To The Editor | World Records |
| Century Gallery : Classic Momories From The World Of Aerobatics |
| Fleaing The Rat Race |
| A Century Of Aerobatics |
| Chateau d'Oex Balloon Week |
| Flying With Angels : Book Excerpts |

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