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Achievements
International
Records
André Borschberg (SUI)
−− World Records
−− Experimental / New Technologies
Solar-Powered Aeroplane
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Distance along a course, pre-declared waypoints
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Straight Distance, pre-declared waypoints
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Free Distance
On23May2013, AndréBorschbergpilotedsolar-powered
aircraft Solar Impulse from Phoenix to Dallas (USA) on
a Distance along a course, pre-declared waypoints, of
1487.6 km, a Free Distance of 1506.5 km and a Straight
Distance, pre-declaredwaypoints, of 1386.5 km, on the
occasion of the Across AmericaMissionwhich aimed at
flying from the West to the East coast of USA in 5 legs
without using fuel.
Todd Reichert (CAN)
−− World Records
−− Experimental / New Technologies
Human-powered rotorcraft
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Duration in Hover
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Straight Distance
Todd Reichert, recipient of the Prince Alvaro de Orleans
Borbon Grant in 2012, flew the human-powered
helicopter Atlas above the ground for a Duration in
Hover of 64.11 sec over a Straight Distance of 6.93 m
on 13 June 2013 in Vaughan, Canada.
Bernard Bilquey (FRA)
−− World Records
−− Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling
Hot Air Balloon
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Duration
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Stationary Flight Duration
Without any assistance, Frenchman Bernard Bilquey
piloted a model hot air balloon with a total take-off
weight of 4’423 grams for a Stationary Flight Duration
of 1 h 49 min 41 sec and during a second flight for
a record Duration of 51 min 04 sec on 27 April 2013
in Vesoul, France.
Sergey Ananov (RUS)
−− World Records
−− Rotorcraft
Helicopters: take-off weight 500 to 1000 kg
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Distance without landing
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Distance over a closed circuit without landing
On 22 February 2013, Ananovmade a Distance without
landing flight in a Robinson R22 Beta Helicopter of
1232 kmfromMoscow toUfa (Russia) andon2February
2013 a Distance over a closed circuit flight of 1062 km
inMoscow, thus breaking the long-held records set by
American pilots L. W. Hartwig and A. P. Averill over 5
decades ago, more precisely in 1961.
Drawingup rules, controlling and ratifying aeronautical
and astronautical world and continental records
represent an important part of FAI activities. Since
thefirstflightswere recorded in1906,more than16,000
world records have been registered by FAI to date.
In 2013, a total of 262 records were broken, of which
191 were world records and 71 continental.
The full list of 2013 records canbe foundonpages 66-69.
