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The 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Australia ends on a high | |
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Hard two-week battle in Australian skies sees three new FAI Gliding World Champions win gold. Read more... |
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34th FAI World Gliding Championships 2017 are declared open | |
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The 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Benalla (AUS) was officially opened on Sunday, 08 January 2017, by Jaclyn Symes MP, Member for Northern Victoria on behalf of the Victorian Minister for Spo.... Read more... |
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Two years ago: Father and son set African Record | |
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Two years ago on this day, Tijl Schmelzer and his father Bert were the very first to pass the 200 km/h barrier using thermals rather than mountain waves. Read more... |
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Australia welcomes the world to the FAI World Gliding Championships 20.... | |
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The 34th FAI World Gliding Championships 2017 kicks-off in Australia on 9 January 2017, with two weeks of high profile, high calibre competition to follow. Read more... |
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German Holger Karow wins 7th FAI Sailplane Grand Prix Finale in South .... | |
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Until the last race it was very close at the top and any of the top five pilots still had a chance to win the contest. Read more... |
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Events Calendar
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The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2016
The 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett will take place from 15 – 24 September 2016 in Gladbeck, Germany, the epicentre of global gasballooning activities which will therefore provide for sure perfect conditions.
France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
France takes the gold at the Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017
The winners of the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett 2017 said they were “overjoyed” to be awarded their FAI gold medals at a ceremony in Fribourg, Switzerland on Saturday 16 September 2017.
The 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Gas Ballon Race launched tonight
This evening 21 gas balloons from 13 countries launched from Gruyères airfield (Switzerland) that sits below the famous chateau for the 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett Race. Over the next few days the teams will aim to fly as far as possible, measured in a straight line from the launch field to the landing site. Meteorological experts are forecasting that the balloons will follow a north-eastern route.
Follow the race live at: gordonbennett.aero/livetracking
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