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ASI August 1998 Issue
.World Records certified By FAI
From 1st Jul 1998 to 31st Jul 1998
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Class A Free Ballons
N0 5319 Size category AX-04 (Hot-air balloons: 600 to 900 m3)
Category: General
Distance: 224.84 km
Course/site: Shreveport, LA (USA)
09/03/98, J. Pat HARWELL (USA)
Balloon : BRET Balloon Repair 31A
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Class C Aeroplanes
N0 5342 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 861.75 km/h
Course/site: San Francisco, CA (USA) - Sydney, NSW (australia)
20/03/98, William H. BAKER (USA), William R. HARRISON (USA)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 P&W 4056, 56750 lb)
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N0 5343 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 919.43 km/h
Course/site: Chicago, IL (USA) - London (UK)
02/04/98, James O. GROSS (USA), Dennis B. WALSH (USA), Andrew R. TUSON (USA)
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (3 GE-CF680C, 61500 lb)
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N0 5344 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 865.10 km/h
Course/site: London (UK) - Chicago, IL (USA)
03/04/98, James O. GROSS (USA), Dennis B. WALSH (USA), Andrew R. TUSON (USA)
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (3 GE-CF680C, 61500 lb)
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N0 5356 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 851.24 km/h
Course/site: Dallas, TX (USA) - Chicago, IL (USA)
15/04/98, James O. GROSS (USA)
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (3 GE CF6-80C, 61500 lb)
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N0 5357 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 814.15 km/h
Course/site: New York, NY (USA) - Caracas (Venezuela)
11/04/98, Vaughn B. CORDLE (USA)
Aircraft: Boeing 757-200 (2 P&W 2037, 38200 lb)
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N0 5379 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 940.52 km/h
Course/site: Dallas, TX (USA) - Miami, FL (USA)
17/04/98, James O. GROSS (USA)
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (3 GE CF6-80C, 61500 lb)
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N0 5532 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 830.96 km/h
Course/site: New York, NY (USA) - Hong Kong (China)
05/07/98, Paul HORSTING (UK)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 RR RB211-524, 58000 lb)
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N0 5533 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 830.96 km/h
Course/site: New York, NY (USA) - Hong Kong (China)
05/07/98, Paul HORSTING (UK)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 RR RB211-524, 58000 lb)
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N0 5363 Sub-class C-1d (Landplanes: take off weight 1750 to 3000 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 295.97 km/h
Course/site: Kitty Hawk, NC (USA) - Lakeland, FL (USA)
20/04/98, Theodore C. PATECELL (USA)
Aircraft: Cessna 337P Skymaster (2 Continental TSIO-360, 225 bhp)
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N0 5534 Sub-class C-1t (Landplanes: take off weight 300 000 kg and above)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 830.96 km/h
Course/site: New York, NY (USA) - Hong Kong (China)
05/07/98, Paul HORSTING (UK)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 RR RB211-524, 58000 lb)
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Class D Gliders
N0 5514 Sub-class DU (Ultralight Gliders)
Category: General
Straight distance: 382.12 km
Course/site: Sunflower-Hutchinson, KS (USA) - near Polo, MO (USA)
15/07/95, William G. OSOBA Jr. (USA)
Glider : Maupin Carbon Dragon (Prototype)
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N0 5515 Sub-class DU (Ultralight Gliders)
Category: General
Free distance with up to 3 turn points: 382.12 km
Course/site: Sunflower-Hutchinson, KS (USA) - near Polo, MO (USA)
15/07/95, William G. OSOBA Jr. (USA)
Glider : Maupin Carbon Dragon (Prototype)
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N0 5516 Sub-class DU (Ultralight Gliders)
Category: General
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km: 39.40 km/h
Course/site: Sunflower-Hutchinson, KS (USA) - Hw2 & Conway Springs Rd - Medicine Lodge Airport and return
22/09/95, William G. OSOBA Jr. (USA)
Glider : Maupin Carbon Dragon (Prototype)
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N0 5517 Sub-class DU (Ultralight Gliders)
Category: General
Distance over a triangular course: 214.08 km
Course/site: Sunflower-Hutchinson, KS (USA) - Hw2 & Conway Springs Rd - Medicine Lodge Airport and return
22/09/95, William G. OSOBA Jr. (USA)
Glider : Maupin Carbon Dragon (Prototype)
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N0 5518 Sub-class DU (Ultralight Gliders)
Category: General
Out-and-return distance: 185.91 km
Course/site: Sunflower-Hutchinson, KS (USA) - near Polo, MO (USA)
22/08/95, William G. OSOBA Jr. (USA)
Glider : Maupin Carbon Dragon (Prototype)
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N0 5393 Sub-class DW (World Class Gliders)
Category: General
Out-and-return distance: 580.30 km
Course/site: Vogtareuth (Germany) - Oberalppass (Germany) and return
16/05/98, Diether MEMMERT (Germany)
Glider : PW-5
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N0 5394 Sub-class DW (World Class Gliders)
Category: General
Free out-and-return distance: 580.30 km
Course/site: Vogtareuth (Germany) - Oberalppass (Germany) and return
16/05/98, Diether MEMMERT (Germany)
Glider : PW-5
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N0 5395 Sub-class DW (World Class Gliders)
Category: General
Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km: 67.70 km/h
Course/site: Vogtareuth (Germany) - Oberalppass (Germany) and return
16/05/98, Diether MEMMERT (Germany)
Glider : PW-5
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Class E Rotorcraft
N0 5370 Sub-class E-3 (Autogyros)
Category: General; Group 1 : piston engine
Altitude without payload: 7456 m
Course/site: Wauchula, FL (USA)
17/04/98, William B. CLEM, III (USA)
Aircraft: Homebuilt Dominator (1 Rotax 914, 115 bhp)
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N0 5371 Sub-class E-3a (Autogyros : take-off weight less than 500 kg)
Category: General; Group 1 : piston engine
Altitude without payload: 7456 m
Course/site: Wauchula, FL (USA)
17/04/98, William B. CLEM, III (USA)
Aircraft: Homebuilt Dominator (1 Rotax 914, 115 bhp)
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Class K and P Space Records
N0 3680 ABSOLUTE RECORD
Category: General
Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight: 234800 kg
Course/site: Earth Orbit
International crew : STS-79: William F. READDY, Terence W. WILOUTT, Thomas D. AKERS, Jerome APT, Carl E.
WALZ, John E. BLAHA (USA) ; MIR-22: Yuri OHUFRIENKO, Yuri USACHEV (Russia), Lucid W. SHANNON (USA)
Aircraft: Space Shuttle Orbiter "Atlantis" & Mir Orbital Complex (3/2/2 Main : 2012, 2031, 2033 - HP LH2 & LO2 -
Rockets BI083, RSRM-56 - Solid propellants, )
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Class O Hang Gliders
N0 5261 Sub-class O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift)
Category: Feminine
Speed over an out-and-return course of 100 km: 63.59 km/h
Course/site: Eucla (Australia)
09/01/98, Nichola HAMILTON (UK)
Hang glider : Moyes CSX 4
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N0 5266 Sub-class O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift)
Category: Feminine
Out-and-return distance: 135.9 km
Course/site: Eucla (Australia)
09/01/98, Nichola HAMILTON (UK)
Hang glider : Moyes CSX 4
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N0 5288 Sub-class O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift)
Category: General
Speed over an out-and-return course of 300 km: 56.59 km/h
Course/site: Eucla (Australia)
12/02/98, Rohan HOLTKAMP (Australia)
Hang glider : Moyes CSX 5
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N0 5289 Sub-class O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift)
Category: General
Out-and-return distance: 330.6 km
Course/site: Eucla (Australia)
12/02/98, Rohan HOLTKAMP (Australia)
Hang glider : Moyes CSX 5
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OTHER ARTICLES OF ASI AUGUST'98 ISSUE
| Editorial | President's Page | From The Secretary General's Desk | Air Waves |
| News In Brief | Letters To The Editor | World Records |
| Overture For Airplane & Orchestra |
| British Pilot Breaks Aviation Record |
| 2nd World Conference On Women And Sport |
| 10th International European Club Class Gliding Championship 1998 |
| Portrait Of A Woman |

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