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

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Class C (Aeroplanes)
N° 6200 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 808.92 km/h
Course/site: St. Louis, MO (USA) - Mexico City (Mexico)
09.07.99, Eugene W. SCHOLL (USA)
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-80 (2 P&W JT8D, 20 850 lbs)
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N° 6246 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 783.17 km/h
Course/site: Denver, CO (USA) - San Francisco, CA (USA)
02.09.99, Harold A. HIGLEY, Jr (USA), Larry E. STEENSTRY
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 P&W PW4056, 56 750 lbs)
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N° 6252 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 827.01 km/h
Course/site: New York, NY (USA) - Sao Paulo (Brazil)
02.09.99, William W. CRITCHER (USA), Shawn WERCHAN, Clay THARP
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300ER (2 P&W PW4060, 60 000 lbs)
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N° 6253 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 861.08 km/h
Course/site: Sao Paulo (Brazil) - New York, NY (USA)
05.09.99, William W. CRITCHER (USA), Shawn WERCHAN, Gregory S. McDOWELL
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300ER (2 P&W PW4060, 60 000 lbs)
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N° 6260 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 653.25 km/h
Course/site: Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Montevideo (Uruguay)
17.09.99, William W. CRITCHER (USA), HOGANCAMP John M.
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300ER (2 Pratt & Whitney PW4060, 60.000 lbs)
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N° 6261 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 457.27 km/h
Course/site: Montevideo (Uruguay) - Buenos Aires (Argentina)
17.09.99, William W. CRITCHER (USA), HOGANCAMP John M.
Aircraft: Boeing 767-300ER (2 Pratt & Whitney PW4060, 60.000 lbs)
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N° 6262 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 734.38 km/h
Course/site: Houston, TX (USA) - Los Angeles, CA (USA)
19.09.99, William R. WALLACE (USA), Joseph R. BOULEY
Aircraft: Airbus A319 (2 IAE V2522, 22,000 LBS)
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N° 6263 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 733.17 km/h
Course/site: Bangkok (Thailand) - Hong Kong (China)
20.09.99, William DIAS (USA)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 Pratt & Whitney PW4056, 56.750 LBS)
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N° 6268 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 827.12 km/h
Course/site: New York, NY (USA) - San Juan (Puerto Rico)
26.09.99, William W. CRITCHER (USA), DIMENTO Michael R.
Aircraft: Boeing 757-222ER (2 Pratt & Whitney PW2037, 38.200 lbs)
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N° 6269 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 781.17 km/h
Course/site: San Juan (Puerto Rico) - New York, NY (USA)
26.09.99, William W. CRITCHER (USA), DIMENTO Michael R.
Aircraft: Boeing 757-222ER (2 Pratt & Whitney PW2037, 38.22 lbs)
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N° 6273 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 810.50 km/h
Course/site: Los Angeles, CA (USA) - Houston, TX (USA)
25.09.99, William R. WALLACE (USA), SMITH Daniel E.
Aircraft: Airbus A319 (2 IAE V2522, 22.000 lbs)
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N° 6241 Sub-class C-1a/0 (Landplanes: take off weight less than 300 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a straight 3 km course at restricted altitude: 351.39 km/h
Course/site: Zeltweg (Austria)
28.08.99, Peter SCHEICHENBERGER (Austria)
Aircraft: Bede BD-5B (1 Rotax Austria 618UL, 74 HP)
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N° 6256 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 162.11 km/h
Course/site: Lansing, MI (USA) - Evansville, IN (USA)
11.09.99, Kevin C. O'MALLEY (USA)
Aircraft: Cessna 172 (1 Lycoming O-320, 160 bhp)
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N° 6194 Sub-class C-1c (Landplanes: take off weight 1000 to 1750 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 291.01 km/h
Course/site: St. Joseph, MO (USA) - St. Louis, MO (USA)
07.07.99, James H. WILMES (USA)
Aircraft: Beech Bonanza K35 (1 IO 470, 250 hp)
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N° 6274 Sub-class C-1d (Landplanes: take off weight 1750 to 3000 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 379.04 km/h
Course/site: San Diego, CA (USA) - Bangor, ME (USA)
01.10.99, Stuart C. GOLDBERG (USA)
Aircraft: Beech Bonanza V35B (1 continental IO-550, 300bhp)
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N° 6275 Sub-class C-1d (Landplanes: take off weight 1750 to 3000 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course, round trip: 324.44 km/h
Course/site: San Diego, CA (USA) - Bangor, ME (USA) and return
02.10.99, Stuart C. GOLDBERG (USA)
Aircraft: Beech Bonanza V35B (1 continental IO-550, 300 bhp)
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N° 6229 Sub-class C-1h (Landplanes: take off weight 12 000 to 16 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a closed circuit of 2000 km without payload: 929.58 km/h
Course/site: Ironwood, IL (USA) - Minot, ND (USA)
01.08.99, Stephen FOSSETT (USA), Harrison S. HOLLAND
Aircraft: Cessna 750 Citation X (2 Allison AE3007C, 6400 lbs)
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N° 6213 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Altitude with 1000 kg payload: 14 727 m
Course/site: Akhtubinsk airfield (Russia)
28.07.99, Igor VOTINZEV (Russia), Alexandre GAIVORONSKY (Russia)
Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-32FN (2 AL-31F, 12 500 kg)
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N° 6214 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Altitude with 2000 kg payload: 14 727 m
Course/site: Akhtubinsk airfield (Russia)
28.07.99, Igor VOTINZEV (Russia), Alexandre GAIVORONSKY (Russia)
Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-32FN (2 AL-31F, 12 500 kg)
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N° 6215 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Altitude with 5000 kg payload: 14 727 metres
Course/site: Akhtubinsk airfield (Russia)
28.07.99, Igor VOTINZEV (Russia), Alexandre GAIVORONSKY (Russia)
Aircraft: Sukhoi Su-32FN (2 AL-31F, 12 500 kg)
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Class D (Gliders)
N° 6071 Sub-class DW (World Class Gliders)
Category: General
Free Three Turn Points Distance: 591.2 km
Course/site: Leszno - Milsko - Rusiec - Strzegow (Poland)
05.05.99, Zbigniew NIERADKA (Poland)
Glider : PW-5
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N° 6072 Sub-class DW (World Class Gliders)
Category: General
Free Three Turn Points Distance: 591.2 km
Course/site: Leszno - Milsko - Rusiec - Strzegow (Poland)
05.05.99, Sebastian KAWA (Poland)
Glider : PW-5
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N° 6209 Sub-class DW (World Class Gliders)
Category: Feminine
Speed over a triangular course of 300 km: 73.22 km/h
Course/site: Leszno (Poland)
28.07.99, Adela DANKOWSKA (Poland)
Glider : PW-5
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N° 6218 Sub-class DW (World Class Gliders)
Category: Feminine
Free Three Turn Points Distance: 429 km
Course/site: Leszno (Poland)
29.07.99, Adela DANKOWSKA (Poland)
Glider : PW-5
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N° 6238 Sub-class DW (World Class Gliders)
Category: General
Speed over a triangular course of 300 km: 91.71 km/h
Course/site: Midlothian, TX (USA)
19.08.99, Patrick L. TUCKEY (USA) BR> Glider : PW-5
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Class G (Parachuting)
N° 6251 Sub-class G-2 (Group jumps)
Category: Feminine; Performance / Team records
G-2-C : Largest freefall formation: 118 parachutists
Course/site: Perris, CA (USA)
International team
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N° 6349 Sub-class G-2 (Group jumps)
Category: General; Performance / Team records
G-2-C : Largest freefall formation: 282 parachutists
Course/site: Ubon Rachathani (Thailand)
International team
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Class O (Hang Gliders)
N° 6199 Sub-class O-2 (HG with a rigid primary structure / movable control surface(s))
Category: General
Speed over an out-and-return course of 100 km: 33.13 km/h
Course/site: Golden, BC (Canada)
10.07.99, Stewart MIDWINTER (Canada)
Hang glider : Bright Star Millennium
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N° 6205 Sub-class O-3 (Paragliders)
Category: Feminine
Out-and-return distance: 100.6 km
Course/site: Schmittenhöhe (Austria)
18.07.99, Karin WIMMER (Austria)
Paraglider : Gin Bonanza S
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Class R (Microlights)
N° 6237 Sub-class R1 (Microlights : landplanes)
Category: Multiplace; Group 2 : rigid wing / aerodynamic controls
Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without landing: 162.16 km/h
Course/site: Herten-Rheinfelden (Germany)
13.08.99, Patrick WATERMANN (Switzerland), Ewald RITTER
Aircraft: Ikarus Comco C-42 (1 Rotax912)
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N° 6240 Sub-class R1 (Microlights : landplanes)
Category: Multiplace; Group 2 : rigid wing / aerodynamic controls
Speed over a straight 15/25 km course: 265 km/h
Course/site: Osthofen - Freimersheim (Germany)
23.08.99, Johannes KESSLER (Germany), Margarete KRAWIEC
Aircraft: MCR 01 UL (1 Rotax 912)
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N° 6250 Sub-class R1 (Microlights : landplanes)
Category: Multiplace; Group 2 : rigid wing / aerodynamic controls
Distance in a straight line without landing: 1033.15 km
Course/site: Mainz Finthen (Germany) - Biarritz-Bayonne (France)
03.09.99, Johannes KESSLER (Germany), Margarete KRAWIEC (Germany)
Aircraft: MCR 01 UL
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OTHER ARTICLES OF ASI FEBRUARY 2000 ISSUE
| Editorial | From The Secretary General's Desk | Air Waves |
| News In Brief | Letters To The Editor | World Records |
| A World Flight Over Russia |
| Its Never Too Late |
| I Can See My House From Here |
| Riding The Wave |

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