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Class A Free Ballons
N° 5476 ABSOLUTE RECORD
Duration: 233h 55mn
Course/site: Château d'Oex (Switzerland) - Sitkwin Minhla (Myanmar)
28/01/98, Bertrand PICCARD (Switzerland), Andy ELSON (UK)
Balloon : Breitling Orbiter 2
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N° 5477 Size category AM-14 (Mixed balloons : 16 000 to 22 000 m³)
Category: General
Duration: 233h 55mn
Course/site: Château d'Oex (Switzerland) - Sitkwin Minhla (Myanmar)
28/01/98, Bertrand PICCARD (Switzerland), Andy ELSON (UK)
Balloon : Breitling Orbiter 2
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N° 5287 Size category AM-15 (Mixed balloons : 22 000 m³ and above)
Category: General
Duration: 233h 55mn
Course/site: Château d'Oex (Switzerland) - Sitkwin Minhla (Myanmar)
28/01/98, Bertrand PICCARD (Switzerland), Andy ELSON (UK)
Balloon : Breitling Orbiter 2
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Class C Aeroplanes
N° 5339 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 787.62 km/h
Course/site: Toulouse (France) - Santiago (Chile)
21/03/98, Patrick BAUDRY (France)
Aircraft: Airbus A330-222 (2 GE CF6-80E1A4, )
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N° 5444 Sub-class C-1a (Landplanes: take off weight 300 to 500 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 46.41 km/h
Course/site: Oxford (UK) - Palma de Majorca
31/05/98, Simon P. JOHNSON (UK)
Aircraft: Fournier RF-4B (1 Reltimo 4AR / Serial n°4021, 45 hp)
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N° 5442 Sub-class C-1d (Landplanes: take off weight 1750 to 3000 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 258.98 km/h
Course/site: Lydd (UK) - Poitiers (France)
24/05/98, Geoffrey G. BOOT (UK)
Aircraft: Cessna C340 (2 TS10-520-JCH, 310 hp)
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N° 5443 Sub-class C-1d (Landplanes: take off weight 1750 to 3000 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 292.65 km/h
Course/site: Poitiers (France) - Lydd (UK)
26/05/98, Geoffrey G. BOOT (UK)
Aircraft: Cessna C340 (2 TS10-540-JCH, 310 hp)
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N° 5340 Sub-class C-1r (Landplanes: take off weight 200 000 to 250 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 787.62 km/h
Course/site: Toulouse (France) - Santiago (Chile)
21/03/98, Patrick BAUDRY (France)
Aircraft: Airbus A330-222 (2 GE CF6-80E1A4, )
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N° 5341 Sub-class C-1r (Landplanes: take off weight 200 000 to 250 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Distance without landing: 11249.78 km
Course/site: Toulouse (France) - Santiago (Chile)
21/03/98, Patrick BAUDRY (France)
Aircraft: Airbus A330-222 (2 GE CF6-80E1A4, )
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Class D Gliders
N° 5275 Sub-class D15 (15m Class Gliders)
Category: Feminine
Out-and-return distance: 767.45 km
Course/site: Tocumwal Aerodrome, NSW (Australia)
13/01/98, Hana ZEJDOVA (Czech Republic)
Glider : PZL-Bielsko SZD-55
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N° 5276 Sub-class D15 (15m Class Gliders)
Category: Feminine
Free out-and-return distance: 767.45 km
Course/site: Tocumwal Aerodrome, NSW (Australia)
13/01/98, Hana ZEJDOVA (Czech Republic)
Glider : PZL-Bielsko SZD-55
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N° 5277 Sub-class D15 (15m Class Gliders)
Category: Feminine
Three Turn Points Distance: 767.45 km
Course/site: Tocumwal Aerodrome, NSW (Australia)
13/01/98, Hana ZEJDOVA (Czech Republic)
Glider : PZL-Bielsko SZD-55
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