www.PSFmagazine.com | October-November 2016 | 11 10 | October-November 2016 | Powered Sport Flying World Records and Attempts Airplane • Course/Location: Ozzano Dell’Emilia, BO (Italy) • Performance: 323.8189 km/h (201.2117 mph) • Pilot: Alberto Rodolfo Porto (Italy) • Crew: Sara Della Moretta (Italy) • Aircraft: Risen / SEA powered by 912 • Date: 12/16/2015 • Claim Number: 17783 • Sub-Class: ral2t / Microlights: Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal Engine • Type of Record: Speed over a straight course • Previous Record: 300.51 km/h (186.72 mph) (6/30/2015) and... • Claim Number: 17912 • Sub-Class: R-Absolute / Absolute Record of class R • Type of Record: Speed • Previous Record: No record set yet. Gyroplane • Claim Number: 17812 • Sub-Class: E-3b / Autogyros: take-off weight 500 to 1,000 kg (1,102 to 2,205 lb) • Category: General • Group: 1, Piston Engine • Type of Record: Speed over a straight 15/25 km (9.3/15.5 mile) course • Course/Location: Fertőszentmiklós (Hungary) • Performance: 181.00 km/h (112 mph) • Pilot: Christian Kurz (Austria) • Aircraft: AC20 / FD-Composites powered by 914 • Date: 2/12/2016 • Previous Record: 131 km/h (81.4 mph) (2/1/2007–Andrew C. Keech, USA) Gyroplane • Sub-Class: E-3b / Autogyros: take-off weight 500 to 1,000 kg (1,102 to 2,205 lb) • Category: General • Group: 1: Piston Engine • Pilot: Paul A Salmon (USA) • Aircraft: M 22 / Magni powered by 914 • Claim Number: 17735 • Type of Record: Speed over a recognized course • Course/Location: Cape Girardeau, MO–El Paso, TX (USA) • Performance: 118.56 km/h (73.67 mph) • Date: 11/5/2015 • Previous Record: No record set yet. and... • Claim Number: 17744 • Type of Record: Speed over a recognized course • Course/Location: El Paso, TX (USA)– Cape Girardeau, MO (USA) • Performance: 164.13 km/h (101.99 mph) • Date: 11/10/2015 • Previous Record: No record set yet. FAI has ratified the following Class E (Rotorcraft) and Class R (Microlights and Paramotors) World records. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale, the National Aeronautic Association, the United States Ultralight Association and Powered Sport Flying Magazine all congratulate the Pilots on their splendid achievements. World Records and... • Claim Number: 17745 • Type of Record: Distance without landing • Course/Location: Cape Girardeau, MO–El Paso, TX (USA) • Performance: 1,653.07 km (1,027.17 miles) • Date: 11/10/2015 • Previous Record: 1,414.64 km (879.01 miles) (2/3/2007–Andrew C. Keech, USA) Gyroplane • Sub-Class: E-3a / Autogyros: take-off weight less than 500 kg (1,102 lb) • Category: General • Group: 1, Piston Engine • Type of Record: Speed over a recognized course • Pilot: Norman Frank Surplus (United Kingdom) • Aircraft: MT 03 / RotorSport powered by 914 • Previous Records: No records set yet. • Claim Number: 17601 • Course/Location: Tillamook, OR (USA)–Sept Iles (Canada) • Performance: 5 km/h (3.1 mph) • Date: 7/8/2015 and... • Claim Number: 17615 • Course/Location: Sept Iles, PQ (Canada)– Narsarsuaq, Greenland (Denmark) • Performance: 4.3 km/h (2.7 mph) • Date: 7/26/2015 and... • Claim Number: 17629 • Course/Location: Belfast, Maine (USA)– Larne, NI (United Kingdom) • Performance: 5.3 km/h (3.3 mph) • Date: 8/11/2015 and... • Claim Number: 17630 • Course/Location: Vagar, Faeroe islands (Denmark)–Larne, NI (United Kingdom) • Performance: 76.1 km/h (47.3 mph) • Date: 8/11/2015 and... • Claim Number: 17631 • Course/Location: Tillamook, OR (USA)– Larne, NI (United Kingdom) • Performance: 4.5 km/h (2.8 mph) • Date: 8/11/2015 and... • Claim Number: 17632 • Course/Location: Narsarsuaq, Greenland (Denmark)–Larne, NI (United Kingdom) • Performance: 8.2 km/h (5.1 mph) • Date: 8/11/2015 and... • Claim Number: 17633 • Course/Location: Reykjavik (Iceland)– Larne, NI (United Kingdom) • Performance: 7.00 km/h (4.35 mph) • Date: 8/11/2015 and... • Claim Number: 17634 • Course/Location: Sept Iles, PQ (Canada)– Larne, NI (United Kingdom) • Performance: 5.00 km/h (3.11 mph) • Date: 8/11/2015 and... • Claim Number: 17635 • Course/Location: Vagar, Faeroe islands (Denmark)– Stornaway, Scotland (United Kingdom) • Performance: 121.7 km/h (75.62 mph) • Date: 8/11/2015 and... • Claim Number: 17636 • Course/Location: Vagar, Faeroe islands (Denmark)–Oban, Scotland (United Kingdom) • Performance: 85.9 km/h (53.4 mph) • Date: 8/11/2015 If you are in the United States and would like to set an aviation world record, you should first read the current FAI Sporting Code. They can be downloaded from www.fai.org. Then, contact the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) to learn more about how you can set your own record! Visit them at at www.naa.aero.
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