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January 2001
. World Records certified By FAI
From 1st December to 31th December 2000

 

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Class C (Aeroplanes)
N° 6631 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 861.98 km/h
Course/site: Teterboro, NJ (USA) - Van Nuys, CA (USA)
03.07.00, Tom OWENS (USA), Christian M. KENNEDY
Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BMW Rolss-Royce BR710, 14.750 lbs)
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N° 6644 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 978.02 km/h
Course/site: Dallas, TX (USA) - London (UK)
21.07.00, Rick B. GOWTHROP (USA), H. Randy GASTON, William J. WATTERS
Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BMW Rolls-Royce BR710, 14'750lbs)
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N° 6507 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg)
 Group 1 : piston engine
Speed around the world, Eastbound: 69.87 km/h
Course/site: Zurich - Zurich (Switzerland)
28.03.00, Hans Georg SCHMID (Switzerland)
Aircraft: Long-EZ (1 Lycoming O-320-D1a, 160 Ps)
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N° 6538 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed around the world, Westbound: 69.99 km/h
Course/site: Zurich - Zurich (Switzerland)
29.04.00, Hans Georg SCHMID (Switzerland)
Aircraft: Long-EZ (1 Lyoming o-320-D1a, 160 Ps)
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N° 6779 Sub-class C-1h (Landplanes: take off weight 12 000 to 16 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 846.05 km/h
Course/site: Phoenix, AZ (USA) - Bordeaux (France)
18.10.00, Daniel ACTON (France), Dominique CHENEVIER
Aircraft: Dassault Aviation Falcon 2000 (2 CFE, 2547 dan)
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N° 6632 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 861.98 km/h
Course/site: Teterboro, NJ (USA) - Van Nuys, CA (USA)
03.07.00, Tom OWENS (USA), Christian M. KENNEDY
Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BMW Rolss-Royce BR710, 14.750 lbs)
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N° 6645 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 978.02 km/h
Course/site: Dallas, TX (USA) - London (UK)
21.07.00, Rick B. GOWTHROP (USA), H. Randy GASTON, William J. WATTERS
Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BMW Rolls-Royce BR710, 14'750 lbs)
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Class D (Gliders)
N° 6625 Sub-class DU (Ultralight Gliders)
Category: General
Free out-and-return distance: 205.4 km
Course/site: Elets (Russia)
29.06.00, Nikolai BOLDYREV (Russia)
Glider : AC-4 "Russia"
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Class O (Hang Gliders)
N° 6642 Sub-class O-2 (HG with a rigid primary structure / movable
control surface(s))
Category: General
Straight distance: 502.8 km
Course/site: Zapata, TX (USA)
20.07.00, David H. SHARP (USA)
Hang glider : Atos Class II
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N° 6643 Sub-class O-2 (HG with a rigid primary structure / movable
control surface(s))
Category: General
Straight distance to a declared goal: 316.7 km
Course/site: Zapata, TX (USA)
20.07.00, David H. SHARP (USA)
Hang glider : Atos Class II
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N° 6562 Sub-class O-3 (Paragliders)
Category: Multiplace
Out-and-return distance: 129.6 km
Course/site: Melchboden Kiosk (Austria)
15.05.00, Jürgen STOCK (Austria), Manuela KONOLD
Paraglider : Flight Design - Twin 2
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OTHER ARTICLES OF ASI JANUARY 2001 ISSUE
| Editorial | President's Page |
From The Secretary General's Desk | Air Waves |
| News In Brief | Letters To The Editor | World Records |
| EAA Honours Nine by Inducting them into their Halls of Fame |
| Across 7 Countries in 70 Hours |
| The Pacific Adventure |
| Gyps Africanus |

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