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May 2001
. World Records certified By FAI
From 1st April to 30th April 2001

 

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Class C (Aeroplanes)
N° 6891 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 914.91 km/h
Course/site: Lihue, HI (USA) - San Francisco, CA (USA)
08.01.01, Jamel Z. ABOUREMELEH (USA)
Aircraft: 757 (2 Pratt & Whitney PW2040, 41'700 lbs)
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N° 6892 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 1'081.07 km/h
Course/site: Taipei (Chinese Taipei) - Tokyo (Japan)
11.01.01, John B. HORNER (USA), Mark H. BUCKNER
Aircraft: 747-100 (4 Pratt & Whitney JT9D, 46'250 lbs)
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N° 6893 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 880.40 km/h
Course/site: London (UK) - Los Angeles, CA (USA)
15.01.01, Larry LIGUORI (USA)
Aircraft: 777 (2 Pratt & Whitney PW4090, 90'000 lbs)
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N° 6894 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 978.64 km/h
Course/site: Taipei (Chinese Taipei) - Anchorage, AK (USA)
14.01.01, George W. MURPHY, Jr (USA), David A. SWANSON, Robert J. FIELDING
Aircraft: MD-11F (3 General Electric CF6-80C2, 61'500 lbs)

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N° 6902 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 843.80 km/h
Course/site: Paris (France) - Olongapo (Philippines)
25.01.01, Arnold H. ANDRIJESKI (USA)
Aircraft: MD-11F (3 General Electric CF6-80C2, 61'500 lbs)
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Class D (Gliders)
N° 6761 Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
Category: General
Free out-and-return distance: 1'550.20 km
Course/site: San Martin de los Andes (Argentina)
21.11.00, Klaus OHLMANN (Germany), Ulrich WIELAND
Glider : Stemme VT S10
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N° 6762 Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
Category: General
Free Three Turn Points Distance: 2'463.7 km
Course/site: Chapelco - North Lago Fontune - Rio Grande - South Zapala - Malargue Airport
(Argentina)
26.11.00, Klaus OHLMANN (Germany), Aloïs URBANZIK
Glider : Stemme VT S10
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N° 6764 Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
Category: General
Speed over an out-and-return course of 1500 km: 122.39 km/h
Course/site: San Martin de los Andes (Argentina)
21.11.00, Klaus OHLMANN (Germany), Ulrich WIELAND
Glider : Stemme VT S10
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Class E (Rotorcraft)
N° 6895 Sub-class E-1b (Helicopters: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg)
Category: General; Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 97.82 km/h
Course/site: Perth, WA (Australia) - Sydney, NSW (Australia)
12.01.01, Claude MEUNIER (Australia)
Aircraft: R22 (1 Lycoming 0-320-B2C, 160 hp)
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N° 6896 Sub-class E-1b (Helicopters: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg)
Category: General; Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 103.34 km/h
Course/site: Sydney, NSW (Australia) - Perth, WA (Australia)
19.01.01, Claude MEUNIER (Australia)
Aircraft: R22 (1 Lycoming, 160 hp)
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N° 6897 Sub-class E-1b (Helicopters: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg)
Category: General; Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course, round trip: 32.41 km/h
Course/site: Perth, WA - Sydney, NSW - Perth, WA (Australia)
19.01.01, Claude MEUNIER (Australia)
Aircraft: R22 (1 Lycoming, 160 hp)
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Class F (Aeromodels)
N° 6964 Sub-class F5-S (Aeroplane, electric motor (rechargeable sources of current))
Category: F5: Radio Controlled Flight
N°173: Gain in altitude: 2'200 m
Course/site: Markdorf (Germany)
19.11.00, Wolfgang SCHAEPER (Germany)
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Class O (Hang Gliders)
N° 6770 Sub-class O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift)
Category: General
Speed over a triangular course of 100 km: 40.54 km/h
Course/site: Riverside (Australia)
10.12.00, Tomas SUCHANEK (Czech Republic)
Hang glider : Litespeed 4
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N° 6775 Sub-class O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift)
Category: General
Speed over a triangular course of 25 km: 50.81 km/h
Course/site: Riverside (Australia)
15.12.00, Tomas SUCHANEK (Czech Republic)
Hang glider : Litespeed 4
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N° 6776 Sub-class O-1 (HG with a rigid primary structure / controlled by weight shift)
Category: General
Speed over a triangular course of 50 km: 48.84 km/h
Course/site: Riverside (Australia)
15.12.00, Tomas SUCHANEK (Czech Republic)
Hang glider : Litespeed 4
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OTHER ARTICLES OF ASI MAY 2001 ISSUE
| Editorial | President's Page |
From The Secretary General's Desk | Air Waves |
| News In Brief | Letters To The Editor | World Records |
| Ballooning | Paragliding |
| Hang Gliding | Gliding |

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