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June 2000
. World Records certified By FAI
From 1st May to 31st May 2000

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Class A (Free Balloons)
N° 6421 Size category AX-03 (Hot-air balloons: 400 to 600 m³)
Category: General
Distance: 205.12 km
Course/site: Arvika - Hallstahammar (Sweden)
26.02.00, Oscar LINDSTRÖM (Sweden)
Balloon : Lindstrand Cloudhopper LBL-21A
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Class C (Aeroplanes)
N° 6369 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 758.93 km/h
Course/site: Munich (Germany) - Washington, DC (USA)
12.01.00, David H. FRIEND (USA), Dale G. Goodrich
Aircraft: Boeing 777-222 (2 Pratt & Whitney PW 4077, 77.000 lbs)
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N° 6371 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 952.32 km/h
Course/site: Seattle, WA (USA) - Chicago, IL (USA)
14.01.00, Daniel J. CLISHAM (USA)
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D, 20.000 lbs)
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N° 6372 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 880.98 km/h
Course/site: Chicago, IL (USA) - Sao Paulo (Brazil)
22.01.00, David H. FRIEND (USA)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-222 (2 Pratt & Whitney PW 4090, 90.000 lbs)
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N° 6373 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 862.94 km/h
Course/site: Sao Paulo (Brazil) - Chicago, IL (USA)
24.01.00, David H. FRIEND (USA)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-222 (2 Pratt & Whitney PW 4090, 90.000 lbs)
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N° 6375 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 785.07 km/h
Course/site: Honolulu, HI (USA) - Tokyo (Japan)
28.01.00, Jay C. MALLORY (USA), Patrick E. FLANAGAN, Valerie SCOTT
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 Pratt & Whitney PW4056, 56.750 lbs)
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N° 6377 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 816.53 km/h
Course/site: Washington, DC (USA) - Seattle, WA (USA)
30.01.00, Henry KERR (USA), James R. THOMPSON, II
Aircraft: Boeing 757 (2 Pratt & Whitney PW2037, 38.200 lbs)
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N° 6399 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 778.10 km/h
Course/site: Chicago, IL (USA) - Toronto, ON (Canada)
11.02.00, Daniel J. CLISHAM (USA)
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (2 Pratt & Whitney JT8D, 21.000 lbs)
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N° 6471 Sub-class C-1i (Landplanes: take off weight 16 000 to 20 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 824.79 km/h
Course/site: Toluca (Mexico) - Saint-Martin (Netherlands Antilles)
17.03.00, José Alfedo GASTELUM ARCE (Mexico), José Manuel MURADAS
RODRIGUEZ, Carlos Andrés LOPEZ
HERRERA
Aircraft: Dassault Aviation Falcon 50 (3 Garrett TFE 731-3-1C, 3'700 hp) To Main Index
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Class D (Gliders)
N° 6358 Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
Category: General
Free out-and-return distance: 1412.22 km
Course/site: Chapelco - Lago Buenos Aires - Chapelco (Argentina)
29.12.99, Klaus OHLMANN (Germany), Sidonie OHLMANN
Glider : Stemme VT S10
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Class R (Microlights)
N° 6374 Sub-class R1 (Microlights : landplanes)
Category: Multiplace; Group 2 : rigid wing / aerodynamic controls
Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without landing: 172,34 km/h
Course/site: Bremgarten - Lahr - Bremgarten (Germany)
26.01.00, Heinz KORELLA (Germany), Nicole GROEGER (no sporting licence)
Aircraft: Ikarus Comco C-42 (1 Rotax 912, )
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OTHER ARTICLES OF ASI JUNE 2000 ISSUE
| Editorial | From The Secretary General's Desk | Air Waves |
| News In Brief | Letters To The Editor | World Records |
| The Ultralight Experience |
| 2000 Slovenian Open Paragliding Accuracy Championship |
| Daredevil Lindbergh and his Barnstorming Days |
| Senasa Gliding Challange |
| How Fast Could I Run ? |

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