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.World Records Certified by FAI
From 1st Dec 1997 to 31st Dec 1997
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Class C Aeroplanes
N° 4994 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 993.95 km/h
Course/site: Los Angeles, CA (USA) - Dallas, TX (USA)
22/09/1997, Clay LACY (USA), Alex A. KVASSAY (USA)
Aircraft: Gulfstream G-II SP (2 RR Spey MK 511-8, 11400 lb)
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N° 4997 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 871.38 km/h
Course/site: Chicago, IL (USA) - Tokyo (Japan)
27/09/1997, David F. SPECHT (USA), /
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 PW 4056, 56750 lb)
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N° 5038 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 618.68 km/h
Course/site: Dayton, OH (USA) - Washington, DC (USA)
21/10/1997, Carl A. LARUE (USA), John SLAIS (USA)
Aircraft: Lancair IV P (1 Continental TSIO-550, 350 hp)
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N° 5040 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 549.06 km/h
Course/site: Latrobe, PA (USA) - Kitty Hawk, NC (USA)
21/10/1997, Carl A. LARUE (USA), John SLAIS (USA)
Aircraft: Lancair IV P (1 Continental TSIO-550, 350 hp)
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N° 5160 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 271.85 km/h
Course/site: Calgary, AB (Canada) - The Pas, MB (Canada)
05/09/1997, Dawn BARTSCH (Canada), Gordon BARTSCH (Canada)
Aircraft: Cessna C 421B Golden Eagle (2 Continental GTSIO-520, 375 hp)
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N° 5161 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 356.95 km/h
Course/site: The Pas, MB (Canada) - Iqaluit (Canada)
06/09/1997, Dawn BARTSCH (Canada), Gordon BARTSCH (Canada)
Aircraft: Cessna C 421B Golden Eagle (2 Continental GTS-IO-520, 375 hp)
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N° 5072 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 152.57 km/h
Course/site: Richmond, VA (USA) - Clemson, SC (USA)
18/11/1997, Hughey A. WOODLE, Jr (USA)
Aircraft: Cessna 120 (1 Continental, 100 hp)
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N° 5039 Sub-class C-1c (Landplanes: take off weight 1000 to 1750 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 618.68 km/h
Course/site: Dayton, OH (USA) - Washington, DC (USA)
21/10/1997, Carl A. LARUE (USA), John SLAIS (USA)
Aircraft: Lancair IV P (1 Continental TSIO-550, 350 hp)
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N° 5041 Sub-class C-1c (Landplanes: take off weight 1000 to 1750 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 560 km/h
Course/site: Latrobe, PA (USA) - Kitty Hawk, NC (USA)
21/10/1997, Carl A. LARUE (USA), John SLAIS
Aircraft: Lancair IV P (1 Continental TSIO-550, 350 hp)
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N° 4941 Sub-class C-1e (Landplanes: take off weight 3 000 to 6 000 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 271.85 km
Course/site: Calgary, AB (Canada) - The Pas, MB (Canada)
05/09/1997, Dawn BARTSCH (Canada), Gordon BARTSCH (Canada)
Aircraft: Cessna C 421B Golden Eagle (2 Continental GTS-IO-520, 375 hp)
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N° 4942 Sub-class C-1e (Landplanes: take off weight 3 000 to 6 000 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 356.95 km/h
Course/site: The Pas, MB (Canada) - Iqaluit (Canada)
06/09/1997, Dawn BARTSCH (Canada), Gordon BATSCH (Canada)
Aircraft: Cessna C 421B Golden Eagle (2 Continental GTS-IO-520, 375 hp)
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N° 4905 Sub-class C-1f (Landplanes: take off weight 6 000 to 9 000 kg)
Group 2 : turboprop
Speed over a recognised course: 522.03 km/h
Course/site: Wichita, KS (USA) - Minneapolis, MN (USA)
26/08/1997, Robert A. BROWN (USA), Colby W. WILSON (USA)
Aircraft: Beech 1900D Airliner (2 PWC PT6A-67D, 1279 shp)
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N° 4906 Sub-class C-1f (Landplanes: take off weight 6 000 to 9 000 kg)
Group 2 : turboprop
Speed over a recognised course: 571.08 km/h
Course/site: Minneapolis, MN (USA) - San Antonio, TX (USA)
26/08/1997, Robert A. BROWN (USA), Colby W. WILSON (USA)
Aircraft: Beech 1900D Airliner (2 PWC PT6A-67D, 1279 shp)
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N° 4907 Sub-class C-1f (Landplanes: take off weight 6 000 to 9 000 kg)
Group 2 : turboprop
Speed over a recognised course: 539.21 km/h
Course/site: San Antonio, TX (USA) - Atlanta, GA (USA)
27/08/1997, Robert A. BROWN (USA), Colby W. WILSON (USA)
Aircraft: Beech 1900D Airliner (2 PWC PT6A-67D, 1279 shp)
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N° 4908 Sub-class C-1f (Landplanes: take off weight 6 000 to 9 000 kg)
Group 2 : turboprop
Speed over a recognised course: 553.96 km/h
Course/site: Atlanta, GA (USA) - Houston, TX (USA)
27/08/1997, Robert A. BROWN (USA), Colby W. WILSON (USA)
Aircraft: Beech 1900D Airliner (2 PWC PT6A-67D, 1279 shp)
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N° 4909 Sub-class C-1f (Landplanes: take off weight 6 000 to 9 000 kg)
Group 2 : turboprop
Speed over a recognised course: 514.90 km/h
Course/site: Houston, TX (USA) - New York, NY (USA)
27/08/1997, Robert A. BROWN (USA), Colby W. WILSON (USA)
Aircraft: Beech 1900D Airliner (2 PWC PT6A-67D, 1279 shp)
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N° 4910 Sub-class C-1f (Landplanes: take off weight 6 000 to 9 000 kg)
Group 2 : turboprop
Speed over a recognised course: 496.32 km/h
Course/site: New York, NY (USA) - Minneapolis, MN (USA)
28/08/1997, Robert A. BROWN (USA), Colby W. WILSON (USA)
Aircraft: Beech 1900D Airliner (2 PWC PT6A-67D, 1279 shp)
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N° 4911 Sub-class C-1f (Landplanes: take off weight 6 000 to 9 000 kg)
Group 2 : turboprop
Speed over a recognised course: 555.64 km/h
Course/site: Minneapolis, MN (USA) - Tulsa, OK (USA)
28/08/1997, Robert A. BROWN (USA), Colby W. WILSON (USA)
Aircraft: Beech 1900D Airliner (2 PWC PT6A-67D, 1279 shp)
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N° 4912 Sub-class C-1f (Landplanes: take off weight 6 000 to 9 000 kg)
Group 2 : turboprop
Speed over a recognised course: 540.62 km/h
Course/site: Tulsa, OK (USA) - San Antonio, TX (USA)
03/09/1997, Robert A. BROWN (USA), Colby W. WILSON (USA)
Aircraft: Beech 1900D Airliner (2 PWC PT6A-67D, 1279 shp)
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N° 4995 Sub-class C-1k (Landplanes: take off weight 25 000 to 35 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 993.95 km/h
Course/site: Los Angeles, CA (USA) - Dallas, TX (USA)
22/09/1997, Clay LACY (USA), Alex A. KVASSAY (USA)
Aircraft: Gulfstream G-II SP (2 RR Spey 511-8, 11400 lb)
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Class G Parachuting
N° 4904 Sub-class G-1 (Individual jumps)
Category: General; Competition / Individual records
G-1-B : Landing accuracy with 0.03 metre disc: 14 consecutive landings on dead center
Course/site: Kolomna (Russia)
27/08/1997, Serguei VERTIPRAKHOV (Russia)
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N° 4938 Sub-class G-2 (Group jumps)
Category: General; Competition / Team records
G-2-C : Formation Skydiving, longest sequence (8-Way): 30 formations
Course/site: Efes (Turkey)
16/09/1997, US Team (USA), Charlie BROWN, Eric HEINSHEIMER, John HOOVER,Trevor McCARTHY, Vernon MILLER, Carey MILLS, Paul RASPINO & Scott RHODES
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N° 4940 Sub-class G-2 (Group jumps)
Category: General; Competition / Team records
G-2-C : Formation Skydiving, longest sequence (8-Way): 31 formations
Course/site: Efes (Turkey)
17/09/1997, US Team (USA), Charlie BROWN, Eric HEINSHEIMER, John HOOVER,Trevor McCARTHY, Vernon MILLER, Carey MILLS, Paul RASPINO & Scott RHODES
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N° 5031 Sub-class G-2 (Group jumps)
Category: Feminine; Performance / Team records
G-2-D : Largest canopy formation: 17 parachutists
Course/site: Perris, CA (USA)
International team : Cheryl MICHAELS, Audrey ALEXANDER, Terina McMICHAEL, Karen YOUNG, Fran BOWEN, Peggy FLEMING, Wendy FAULKNER, Janine MARCACCI, Kathie MAHONY (USA), Dawn MENARD (Canada), Claudia BUSS, Renate WIELER, Susanne KRAUSE, Petra GATTI, Claudia TURKIEWICZ, Christine OFFEN (Germany) & Marie-Hélène COLINET (France)
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N° 5032 Sub-class G-2 (Group jumps)
Category: Feminine; Performance / Team records
G-2-D : Largest canopy formation: 20 parachutists
Course/site: Perris, CA (USA)
International team : Cheryl MICHAELS, Audrey ALEXANDER, Terina McMICHAEL, Karen YOUNG, Fran BOWEN, Lillian GOODIN, Wendy FAULKNER, Sandra WILLIAMS, Janine MARCACCI, Shirley PELLAND (USA), Dawn MENARD (Canada), Claudia BUSS, Renate WIELER, Susanne KRAUSE, Petra GATTI, Claudia TURKIEWICZ, Christine OFFEN (Germany), Marie-Hélène COLINET, Germana PROLETTA & Françoise PAULE (France)
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N° 5037 Sub-class G-2 (Group jumps)
Category: Feminine; Performance / Team records
G-2-D : Largest canopy formation: 25 parachutists
Course/site: Perris, CA (USA)
International team : Cheryl MICHAELS, Audrey ALEXANDER, Terina McMICHAEL, Karen YOUNG, Fran BOWEN, Lillian GOODIN, Wendy FAULKNER, Sandra WILLIAMS, Janine MARCACCI, Shirley PELLAND, Peggy FLEMING (USA), Dawn MENARD (Canada), Claudia BUSS, Renate WIELER, Susanne KRAUSE, Petra GATTI, Claudia TURKIEWICZ, Christine OFFEN (Germany), Marie-Hélène COLINET, Germana PROLETTA, Béatrice BAUDEQUIN, Françoise PAULE, Danielle FERRONI, Lucienne TRANCHANT (France) & Anne MYKKANEN (Finland)
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| Editorial | President's Page | From The Secretary General's Desk | Air Waves |
| News In Brief | Letters To The Editor | World Records |
| 13th World Hot Air Championship, Saga |
| Parachuting and Skydiving at the World Games : Lahti 1997 |
| World Air Games 1997 - Turkey |
| 20th Australian Free Flight Society Championship |
| Long Range Air Race |
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