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Class A Free Ballons
N° 5279 Size category AX-04 (Hot-air balloons: 600 to 900 m³)
Category: Feminine
Distance: 74.74 km
Course/site: Oil City, LA (USA) - Williams, LA (USA)
24/01/98, Susan A. HARWELL (USA)
Balloon : BRET Balloon Repair 31A
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Class C Aeroplanes
N° 5284 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 1049.11 km/h
Course/site: Honolulu, HI (USA) - Chicago, IL (USA)
02/02/98, Frederick C. DAUER (USA), Thomas W. CANNON (USA), Lee M. OLIVAS (USA)
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (3 GE CF6-50C2, 52500 lb)
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N° 5285 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 831.30 km/h
Course/site: San Francisco, CA (USA) - Las Vegas, NV (USA)
01/02/98, Wallis E. HUBBELL (USA), Kenneth BANKS (USA)
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300 (2 CFM International CFM56, 20000 lb)
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N° 5295 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 2 : turboprop
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 468.68 km/h
Course/site: Joplin, MO (USA) - Memphis, TN (USA)
24/02/98, C. Martin CODDINGTON (USA), Paul J. KEGALY (USA)
Aircraft: BAe Jetstream 31 (2 Garrett TPE331, 900 shp)
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N° 5296 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 825.65 km/h
Course/site: Teterboro, NJ (USA) - Lihue, HI (USA)
20/02/98, Bernard R. OZBOLT (USA), Charles M. BARR, III (USA), Gary M. FREEMAN (USA)
Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BMW-RR BR710-48, 14750 lb)
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale Page 1
29/05/98
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N° 5298 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 740.58 km/h
Course/site: Lihue, HI (USA) - Singapore
21/02/98, Bernard R. OZBOLT (USA), Charles M. BARR, III (USA), Gary M. FREEMAN (USA)
Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BMW-RR BR710-48, 14750 lb)
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N° 5300 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 724.39 km/h
Course/site: Chicago, IL (USA) - Toronto, ON (Canada)
28/02/98, Steven A. SHATTO (USA), /
Aircraft: Boeing 737-300 (2 CFM International CFM56, 22000 lb)
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N° 5316 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 1009.00 km/h
Course/site: San Francisco, CA (USA) - Miami, FL (USA)
05/03/98, Terry LEWIS (USA)
Aircraft: Boeing 777-200B (2 P&W 4090, 90000 lb)
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N° 5317 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 898.70 km/h
Course/site: Tokyo (Japan) - Teterboro, NY (USA)
08/03/98, Bernard R. OZBOLT (USA), Charles M. BARR, III (USA), Gary M. FREEMAN (USA), Hiroshi OKURA (Japan)
Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BMW-RR BR710-48, 14750 lb)
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N° 5297 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 825.65 km/h
Course/site: Teterboro, NJ (USA) - Lihue, HI (USA)
20/02/98, Bernard R. OZBOLT (USA), Charles M. BARR, III (USA), Gary M. FREEMAN (USA)
Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BMW-RR BR710-48, 14750 lb)
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N° 5299 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 740.58 km/h
Course/site: Lihue, HI (USA) - Singapore
21/02/98, Bernard R. OZBOLT (USA), Charles M. BARR, III (USA), Gary M. FREEMAN (USA)
Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BMW-RR BR710-48, 14750 lb)
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N° 5318 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 898.70 km/h
Course/site: Tokyo (Japan) - Teterboro, NY (USA)
08/03/98, Bernard R. OZBOLT (USA), Charles M. BARR, III (USA), Gary M. FREEMAN (USA), Hiroshi OKURA (Japan)
Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BMW-RR BR710-48, 14750 lb)
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Class E Rotorcraft
N° 5346 Sub-class E-3 (Autogyros)
Category: General; Group 1 : piston engine
Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m: 7mn 20s
Course/site: Shipdham Airfield-Norfolk (UK)
19/03/98, Kenneth H. WALLIS (UK)
Aircraft: Wallis Type WA-121/Mc (1 Wallis/McCulloch, 90 hp)
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N° 5347 Sub-class E-3a (Autogyros : take-off weight less than 500 kg)
Category: General; Group 1 : piston engine
Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m: 7mn 20s
Course/site: Shipdham Airfield-Norfolk (UK)
19/03/98, Kenneth H. WALLIS (UK)
Aircraft: Wallis Type WA-121/Mc (1 Wallis/McCulloch, 90 hp)
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Class R Microlights
N° 5033 Sub-class R5 (Microlights : foot launched back pack powered paraglider)
Category: Solo
Distance in a straight line with limited fuel: 70.00 km
Course/site: La Cañada, Cáceres (Spain) - Montehermoso, Cáceres (Spain)
17/10/97, José Manuel SANCHEZ FERNANDEZ (Spain)
Aircraft: Windtech Kena (1 P.A.P. 1100, )
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