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1950
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FLIGHT, 5 January 19.50 HIGHEST, FASTEST, FARTHEST . . ; Category 3 (1,000-1,750 kg) Distance in a straight line1 U.S.A.) YV. P. Odom. March 7th-8th, 1949-Beechcraft Bonanza. \ 7,977.920 km _ Classified according to engine capacity Category 1 (Cubic capacily 6.5-9 litres) Distanci'. in a straight Hue Altitude Germany'' U.S.A.) H. Ulg. Tuly 7tli, J939. W. P. Odom. March ;th-8th, ' Messerschmitt BF108. 9.075 m Speed over 100 trta (Itulv)c. Parodi. Aug. 27th, 1950. s A , \mbr0sini-7.302.584 km/hr 94Beech raft Bbnanzti. 7,977-920 km Category 2 (Cubic capacity 4-6.5 litres) Distance "in a struighl line (Fiance) Mme. du Peyron, May Sth, TO4O- Morane-Saulnier 572. j, „ •j"— 5.9?2 km Altitude (G H. Kalkstein. Oct. 18th, Klemm KL-35B. 8,303 m Speed over 100 km (U.S.A.) S. "j. Wittman. Sept. 19th, 1937- Wittman Special. 383.3S6 km/hr Speed ore* 1,000 km (France) N. Arnoux. Oct. 23rd, 1938. Caudron 660. 319534 km/hr Speed over 2,000 km (France) N. Arnoux. Oct. 23rd, 1938. Caudron 660. 317.779 km/hrCategory 3 (Cubic capacity 2-4 litres) Distance in a straight hue German y) O. H. Bulkowsky and R.Jenett. Dec. ajth-3ist, 1938. Ar'ado Ar-79. 6,303.840 km Altitude Germany)Dr. F. Platz. July 5th, 1939. Gotha Go 150. 8,048 m Speed over 100 km France) J. J. Lallemant. May 6th,1939- Mauboupsin 200. 274.232 km/hr Speed over 1,000 km France)J. J. Lallemant. May 7th, 1939.Mauboussin 200. -55358 km/hr Speed over 2,000 km Germany)F. Seelbach. July -zgt\ 1938. Arado Ar-79. 227.029 km/ hr Category 4 (Cubic capacity up to 2 litres) straight line Sept. nth, Distance in(France) Mile. T- Poujade Stark AS-71. 2,028.588 km. Altitude (France)R. Leduc. Tune 13th, 1949. I.educ monoplane. 7,788 km Speed over 100 hin (G.B.)S/L. R. Porteous. July 31st, I947-Chilton monoplane. 199.115 km/hr Speed over 1,000 km (Germany)M. Brandenburg. April 26th, 1939-Stomo-3. 187.746 km/hr SEAPLANES and FLYING BOATS Closed circuit distance (Italy)M. Stoppani and C. Tonini. May 27th-28th, 1937.Cant Z-506. 5,200 km Distance in a straight line (G.B.)Capt. D. C T. Bennett and crew. Oct 6th-8th, 1938.Short-Mayo "Mercury." 9,652.001 kmAltitude (Italy) Lt. Col. N. di Mauro. Sept. 25th, 1939. Caproni 161 bis. 13,542 m Maximum speed at low leuel (Italy) Francesco Agello. Oct. 23rd, 1934.Macchi C.72. 709.209 km / hr Speed over TOO ktn (Italy) G. Cassinelli. Oct. 8th, 1933. Macchi C.72. 629.370 km/hr Speed over 1,000 km (Italy) M. Stoppani and G. Gorini.March 30th, 1938. Cant Z.509. 403.424 km/hr Speed over 2,000 km (Italy) M. Stoppani and G. Gorini.March 30th, 193S. Cant Z.509. 39664 km/hrSpeed over 5,000 km (Italy) M. Stoppani and C. Tonini.May 27th-28th, 1937. Cant Z.506. 308.424 km/hr (Records with load for light air- craft in this class are omitted.) AMPHIBIANS Distance in a straight Hue U.S.A.) Brig. Gen. F. M. Andrews.June 29th. 1936. Douglas Y.O.A-5: 2,300.860 km Altitude (U.S.A.) Capt. B. Sergievsky. April 14th, 10.46. Sikorsky S-43. 7.f)O5 "' Speed over 100 km (U.S.A.) Major A. P. de Seversky. December 19th 1936. Seversky Amphibian. 337-O/9 km/hr Speed over 1,000 km (U.S.A.)* Capts. Sloane and Boatner. July 31st, 1939.Grumman OA-9. 299.461 km/hr The Chilton with Train 4.T. engine—smallest 100 km. closed- circuit record holder. Maximum speed at low level' Speed over 2,000 km (Italy) (U.S.A.) G. Burei and E. Kossaldi. MayMajor A. P. .le Seversky. oth, 1937. ^ Sept. 15th, jgj.v Macchi C.94. 248.967 km/hrSeversky Amphibian. 370^814 km/hr Carrying 1,000 kg Altitude (U.S.S.K.) (This crew also holds the record I. Soukhomline. June 17th, for 2,000 kg, 5,000 kg, altitude !94°- and speed over 1,000 km.) Amphibian Tsagui 44-D. 7,134 m \ CLASS D (Gliders) Category 1 (Single seafers) Duration (France) G. Marchand. March 16th-18th, 194P Nord-2000 sailplane.40 hr 51 min Distance in a straight line(U.S.S.R.) Mile. O. Klepikova. July 6th. 1939 Rot Front 7. 749.203 kmAbsolute altitude (U.S.A.) J. Robinson. Tuly 1st, 1949.Ross Stephens 1. 10,210.821 m Speed over 100 ktn triangularcourse (Switzerland) S. Maurer. July 22nd, 1948. -1Moswey-III. 69.6 km/hr Category 2 (Multi-seaters) Duration returning to take-offpoint (Germany) A. Bodecker and K. H.Zander. Dec. gth-nth, 1938. Kranich sailplane. 50 hr 26 min Distance, in a straight line(U.S.S.R.) I. Kartarchev. July 17th, 1938.Stakhanovetz glider. 619.748 km Goal flight with return to pointof take-off (U.S.A.) P. B. MacCrcady, Jnr. July 16th, 1947. Sailplane NX-14287. 368.844 km Goal flight (U.S.S.R.) P. Savtzov. July 31st, 1939. Rot Front 7. 602.358 kin Height above take-off point(Sweden) Lt. P. A. Persson. July 12th, J947- Weihe sailplane. 8,050 m Distance returning to take-offpoint (U.S.S.R.) I. Kartarchev. June 17th, 1940.Stakhanovetz glider. 416.070 km Goal flight (U.S.S.R.) I. Kartarchev. June 19th, 1940. Stakhanovetz glider. 495.020 km Height gained (France)G. Rousselet and L. Faivre. Sept. 21st, 1948.Kranich. 6,780 m CLASS C (Helicopters) Duration returning to point oftake-off (U.S.A.) ' Majors Jensen and Dodds. Nov. 14th. 1946. Sikorsky R-5A. 9 hr 57 min Closed circuit distance (U.S.A.) Majors Tensen and Dodds. Nov. 14th, 1946. Sikorsky H-5A. 1,000 km Distance in a straight line(U.S.A.) Majors Cashman and /.ins.May 22nd, 1946. Sikorsky R-5A. 1.132.337 km Altitude (U.S.A.) Capt. H. D. Gaddis. May2ISt, 1949. Sikorsky S-5Z-1. 6,463 m Maximum speed at 3 km alti-tude (U.S.A.) H. E. Thomson. April 28th, 1949. Sikorsky S-51-1. 208.494 km/hr Speed over 100 km (U.S.A.) H. E. Thomson. May 6th, 1949.Sikorsky S-52-1. 197-545 km/hr Speed over 1,000 km (U.S.A.)Majors Jensen and Dodds. Nov. 14th, 1946.Sikorsky R5-A. 107.251 km/lir (Continued overleaf)
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