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ASI November 1998 Issue
.World Records certified By FAI
From 1st Oct 1998 to 31st Oct 1998

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Class A (Free ballons)
N° 5606 Size category AX-08 (Hot-air balloons: 2 200 to 3 000 m³)
Category: General
Altitude: 15011 m
Course/site: Taublitz Bei Murau (Austria)
21/07/98, Josef STARKBAUM (Austria)
Balloon : Kubicek BB-30
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Class C (Aeroplanes)
N° 5449 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 694.31 km/h
Course/site: Sao Paulo (Brazil) - Teterboro, NJ (USA)
03/06/98, Richard J. IUDICE (USA), Robert D. PHILLIPS (USA)
Aircraft: Dassault Aviation Falcon 900EX (3 AlliedSignal TFE731-60, 5000 lb)
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N° 5690 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 961.74 km/h
Course/site: Anchorage, AK (USA) - Chicago, IL (USA)
13/08/98, Larry E. STEENSTRY (USA), David L. POND (USA)
Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 (3 GE CF6-50C2, 52500 lb)
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N° 5693 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 903.08 km/h
Course/site: Los Angeles, CA (USA) - Hong Kong (China)
15/08/98, Garrett R. PAULL (USA), Kenneth E. MADL (USA), Gary R.McCAFFREY (USA), Akbar DIN (USA)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 P&W PW4056, 56750 lb)
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N° 5698 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 887.28 km/h
Course/site: Los Angeles, CA (USA) - Tokyo (Japan)
19/08/98, John B. HILDERBRANT (USA), Stephen E. FITZGERALD (USA)
Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 P&W PW4056, 56750 lb)
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N° 5756 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 925.49 km/h
Course/site: Mexico City (Mexico) - Paris (France)
24/09/98, Alfonso PONCE ALCOCER (Mexico), Jaime SOTO WERSCHITZ & Jorge Octavio CASTILLERO URIBE
(Mexico)
Aircraft: Boeing 767-200ER (2 P&W 4060, 60000 lb)
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N° 5758 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 919.91 km/h
Course/site: Mexico City (Mexico) - Madrid (Spain)
01/10/98, Javier HEREDIA VIDERIQUE (Mexico), Manuel G. HINO-JOSA GOMEZ & Carlos A. OJEDA RUIZ de la PENA
(Mexico)
Aircraft: Boeing 767-200ER (2 P&W 4060, 60000 lb)
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N° 5358 Sub-class C-1a (Landplanes: take off weight 300 to 500 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Speed over a recognised course: 128.42 km/h
Course/site: Invercargill (New Zealand) - Kaitaia (New Zealand)
13/04/98, Ian Raymond TODD (New Zealand)
Aircraft: Titan Tornado
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N° 5450 Sub-class C-1j (Landplanes: take off weight 20 000 to 25 000kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 694.31 km/h
Course/site: Sao Paulo (Brazil) - Teterboro, NJ (USA)
03/06/98, Richard J. IUDICE (USA), Robert D. PHILLIPS (USA)
Aircraft: Dassault Aviation Falcon 900EX (3 AlliedSignal TFE731-60,5000 lb)
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N° 5757 Sub-class C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 925.49 km/h
Course/site: Mexico City (Mexico) - Paris (France)
24/09/98, Alfonso PONCE ALCOCER (Mexico), Jaime SOTO WERSCHITZ & Jorge Octavio CASTILLERO URIBE
(Mexico)
Aircraft: Boeing 767-200ER (2 P&W 4060, 60000 lb)
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N° 5759 Sub-class C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Speed over a recognised course: 919.91 km/h
Course/site: Mexico City (Mexico) - Madrid (Spain)
01/10/98, Javier HEREDIA VIDERIQUE (Mexico), Manuel G. HINO-JOSA GOMEZ & Carlos A. OJEDA RUIZ de la PENA
(Mexico)
Aircraft: Boeing 767-200ER (2 P&W 4060, 60000 lb)
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Class F (Aeromodels)
N° 5478 Sub-class F3A (Aeroplane, piston motor)
Category: F3: Radio controlled flight
N°21: Distance in a straight line: 832.43 km
Course/site: Lamoine, CA (USA) - Sepulveda, CA (USA)
14/06/98, Ronald C. CLEM (USA)
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N° 5519 Sub-class F3C (Helicopter, piston motor)
Category: F3: Radio controlled flight
N°38: Speed: 144.67 km/h
Course/site: Orel (Russia)
02/07/98, Vladimir BULATNIKOV (Russia)
Aircraft: Aircraft type not indicated
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N° 5511 Sub-class F5-P (Aeroplane, electric motor (non-rechargeable sources of current))
Category: F3: Radio controlled flight
N°65: Duration: 15h 12mn 30s
Course/site: Dübendorf Airfield (Switzerland)
21/06/98, Walter ENGEL (Switzerland)
Aircraft: Avance 3
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N° 5512 Sub-class F5-P (Aeroplane, electric motor (non-rechargeable sources of current))
Category: F3: Radio controlled flight
N°69: Distance in a closed circuit: 424.50 km
Course/site: Dübendorf Airfield (Switzerland)
21/06/98, Walter ENGEL (Switzerland)
Aircraft: Avance 3
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N° 5509 Sub-class F5-S (Aeroplane, electric motor (rechargeable sources of current))
Category: F3: Radio controlled flight
N°59: Duration: 10h 38mn 30s
Course/site: Dübendorf Airfield (Switzerland)
21/06/98, Emil HILBER (Switzerland)
Aircraft: Avance 2
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N° 5510 Sub-class F5-S (Aeroplane, electric motor (rechargeable sources of current))
Category: F3: Radio controlled flight
N°63: Distance in a closed circuit: 315.50 km
Course/site: Dübendorf Airfield (Switzerland)
21/06/98, Emil HILBER (Switzerland)
Aircraft: Avance 2
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Class O (Hang Gliders)
N° 5392 Sub-class O-3 (Paragliders)
Category: Feminine
Distance over a triangular course: 92.8 km
Course/site: St. Veit, Hochstein (Austria)
11/05/98, Karin WIMMER (Austria)
Paraglider : Edel Saber S
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OTHER ARTICLES OF ASI NOVEMBER'98 ISSUE
| Editorial | President's Page | From The Secretary General's Desk | Air Waves |
| News In Brief | Letters To The Editor | World Records |
| My Paper Airplane Story |
| The 6th Women's World Hang Gliding Championship 1998 |
| 100 Years of Aviation : Landmarks |
| Personality Profile : Gérard Feldzer |

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