Model Aircraft World Records

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Sub-class: F3 Open (Radio Control Flight)
Category: Glider

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N°155: Duration : 36h 03 min 19 sec

Date of flight: 08/09/2001
Record holder: Nicholas SHAW (UK)
Course/place: Ivinghoe Beacon, Buckinghamshire (UK)

Database ID 7127
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N°156: Distance in a straight line : 226.44 km

Date of flight: 28/05/1988
Record holder: Joseph M. WURTS (USA)
Course/place: Lancaster, CA (USA)

Database ID 1148
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N°157: Gain in altitude : 2 068 m

Date of flight: 19/07/2003
Record holders: Frédéric JACQUES (Monaco), Thierry REGIS
Course/place: Saint-Vincent les Forts (France)

Database ID 7851
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N°158: Distance to goal and return : 39.1 km

Date of flight: 16/04/2005
Record holders: Gary B. FOGEL (USA), David L. HALL (USA)
Course/place: California Valley, CA (USA)

Database ID 11330
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N°159: Speed : 239.70 km/h

Date of flight: 20/07/1991
Record holder: Klaus KOWALSKI (Germany)
Course/place: Bottrop-Sterkrade (Germany)

Database ID 2439
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N°160: Distance in a closed circuit : 739.2 km

Date of flight: 09/09/2007
Record holder: Valery MYAKININ (Russia)
Course/place: Crimea (Ukraine)

Database ID 14800
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N°161: Speed in a closed circuit : 129.70 km/h

Date of flight: 23/06/1997
Record holder: Zufar VAKKASOV (Russia)
Course/place: Oriol (Russia)

Database ID 4534
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