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May 1999
. World Records certified By FAI
From 1st April 1999 to 30th April 1999


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Class A (Free Ballons)
N° 5956 ABSOLUTE RECORD
Duration: 425 h. 41 min. (17 days 17 hours 41 minutes)
Course/site: Almeria (Spain) - SE of Japan
07/03/99, Andy ELSON (UK), Colin PRESCOT (UK)
Balloon : Cameron R-900
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N° 5953 Size category AM-15 (Mixed balloons : 22 000 m³ and above)
Category: General
Duration: 425 h. 41 min. (17 days 17 hours 41 minutes)
Course/site: Almeria (Spain) - SE of Japan
07/03/99, Andy ELSON (UK), Colin Prescot (UK)
Balloon : Cameron R-900
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Class K And P (Space Records)
N° 5452 ABSOLUTE RECORD
Category: General
Assembled mass of spaceships linked in flight: 248673.7 kg
Course/site: From / To NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL (USA)
04/06/98, Charles J. PRECOURT (USA)
Aircraft: Space Shuttle Orbiter "Discovery" & Mir Orbital Complex
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Class F (Aeromodels)
N° 5685 Sub-class F5-COMB (Aeroplane, electric motor (all sources of current))
Category: F3: Radio controlled flight
N°80: Speed: 274.28 km/h
Course/site: Delmenhorst (Germany)
09/08/98, Wolfgang KÜPPERS (Germany)
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OTHER ARTICLES OF ASI MAY 1999 ISSUE
| Editorial | From The Secretary General's Desk | Air Waves |
| News In Brief | Letters To The Editor | World Records |
| Brian Milton : True Amateur ? |
| Flying Over The Russian Landmass |
| Wind And Wine Dummies In Bulgaria 1998 |
| The Grunau Baby In Australia |
| Kite Flying Soars To New Heights |


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