New Model Aircraft World Records - 19 December 2011

From: Akihiro Danjo <adanjo-373_at_mx1.ttcn.ne.jp>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:57:34 +0900

FAI has ratified the following Class F (Model Aircraft) World records:

> Sub-class :F1N (Free Flight)
> Category: Indoor Glider
> Type of record : Duration (ceiling over 30m): 118-d
> Course/location : Tustin, CA (USA)
> Performance : 1 m 52 sec
> Pilot : Stan Buddenbohm (USA) operated by
> Date :16.07.2011
> Previous record : 1 min 49 s (19.03.2011 - Mitsuru Ishii, Japan)

I hope this record will be broken by Stan san himseilf or someone next week
at Tustin.

> Sub-class :F1 Open (Free Flight)
> Category: Indoor Aeroplane
> Group : Extensible Motor
> Type of record : Duration (ceiling less than 8 m): 115-a
> Course/location : Kanagawa (Japan)
> Performance : 39 min 53 s
> Pilot : Kazumasa Kihara (Japan) operated by
> Date :06.09.2011
> Previous record : 39mn 19s (21.01.1996 - Robert Randolph, USA)

I am glad to hear this news because I was an official obserber.

> Sub-class :F1D (Free Flight)
> Category: Indoor Aeroplane
> Group : Extensible Motor
> Type of record : Duration in competition, one flight: 119
> Course/location : Beograd (Serbia)
> Performance : 38 min 1 s
> Pilot : Ivan Treger (Slovakia) operated by
> Date :11.08.2011
> Previous record : no record set yet

> Sub-class :F1D (Free Flight)
> Category: Indoor Aeroplane
> Group : Extensible Motor
> Type of record : Duration in competition, two flights: 120
> Course/location : Beograd (Serbia)
> Performance : 75 min 16 s
> Pilot : Ivan Treger (Slovakia) operated by
> Date :13.08.2011
> Previous record : no record set yet

> Sub-class :F1D (Free Flight)
> Category: Indoor Aeroplane
> Group : Extensible Motor
> Type of record : Duration (ceiling 15m - 30m): 125-c
> Course/location : Beograd (Serbia)
> Performance : 38 min 01 s
> Pilot : Ivan Treger (Slovakia) operated by
> Date :13.08.2011
> Previous record : 36 min 23 sec (22.08.2008 - Ivan Treger, Slovakia)

These records are soooo great !

Good flying, Aki
Received on Thu Dec 22 2011 - 06:57:35 CET