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Class A
(Free ballons)
N° 5696 ABSOLUTE RECORD Distance: 22 910.00 km Course/site: Mendoza (Argentina) - near Chesterfield islands 16/08/98, J. Stephen FOSSETT (USA) Balloon : Cameron R-450 
N° 5931 Size category AM-13 (Mixed balloons : 12 000 to 16 000 m³) Category: General Distance: 22910 km Course/site: Mendoza (Argentina) - near Chesterfield islands 07/08/98, J. Stephen FOSSETT (USA) Balloon : Cameron R-450
N° 5932 Size category AM-14 (Mixed balloons : 16 000 to 22 000 m³) Category: General Distance: 22910 km Course/site: Mendoza (Argentina) - near Chesterfield islands 07/08/98, J. Stephen FOSSETT (USA) Balloon : Cameron R-450
N° 5697 Size category AM-15 (Mixed balloons : 22 000 m³ and above) Category: General Distance: 22 910 km Course/site: Mendoza (Argentina) - near Chesterfield islands 16/08/98, J. Stephen FOSSETT (USA) Balloon : Cameron R-450
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Class C
(Aeroplanes)
N° 5760 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 983,51 km/h Course/site: Sydney, NSW (Australia) - San Francisco, CA (USA) 12/10/98, Robert CORNELL (USA), William R. Harrison (USA), Kevin O.Daniels (USA) Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 W 4056, 56750 lbs)
N° 5791 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 749,26 km/h Course/site: Hong Kong (China) - New Delhi (India) 11/11/98, O.V. HAFER (USA), Gary R. McCaffrey (USA) Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 PW 4056, 56750 lbs)
N° 5792 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 899,11 km/h Course/site: New Delhi (India) - Hong Kong (China) 13/11/98, O.V. HAFER (USA), Gary R. McCaffrey (USA) Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 PW 4056, 56750 lbs)
N° 5794 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 1123,36 km/h Course/site: Taipei (Chinese Taipei) - San Francisco, CA (USA) 19/11/98, R.Z. BLUE (USA), Edward R. Mieloch (USA) Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 PW 4056, 56750 lbs)
N° 5945 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a recognised course: 805,96 km/h Course/site: Johannesburg (South Africa) - Manila (Philippines) 11/11/98, Rick GOWTHROP (USA), Wilson A. MILES (USA) Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BR710-48, 14750 lbs)
N° 5773 Sub-class C-1a (Landplanes: take off weight 300 to 500 kg) Group 1 : piston engine Speed over a straight 15/25 km course: 454,77 km/h Course/site: Mojave, CA (USA) 31/10/98, Jon M. SHARP (USA) Aircraft: Sharp DR90 (homebuilt) (1 Continental O-200, 100 bhp)
N° 5793 Sub-class C-1l (Landplanes: take off weight 35 000 to 45 000 kg) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a recognised course: 805,96 km/h Course/site: Johannesburg (South Africa) - Manila (Philippines) 11/11/98, Rick GOWTHROP (USA), Wilson A. MILES (USA) Aircraft: Gulfstream Aerospace G-V (2 BR710-48, 14750 lbs)
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Class F
(Aeromodels)
N° 5686 Sub-class F5-SOL (Aeroplane, electric motor (solar cells)) Category: F3: Radio controlled flight N°73: Height: 1283 m Course/site: Appleton, WI (USA) 15/08/98, Dave BECK (USA)
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Class O
(Hang Gliders)
N° 5506 Sub-class O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift) Category: Feminine Straight distance: 353.18 km Course/site: Hobbs, NM (USA) 19/06/98, Tiki MASHY (USA) Hang glider : Wills Wing Ram'Air 146
N° 5507 Sub-class O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift) Category: Feminine Straight distance to a declared goal: 306.72 km Course/site: Hobbs, NM (USA) 19/06/98, Tiki MASHY (USA) Hang glider : Wills Wing Ram'Air 146
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OTHER ARTICLES OF ASI MARCH 1999 ISSUE
| News In Brief | Letters To The Editor | World Records | | Ballooning Record Rules Explained | | Frost Outside, Fun Inside | | Bavaria Glide 1998 | | Wings In The Future | | Young Artists Contest 1998 | |
