FAI News 19/04

Championships Results / Championships New World Record Claims for Aeroplanes, Parachuting, Rotocraft, Microlights, Model Aircraft / 2nd World Cup of Canopy Piloting postponed

Championship Results
FAI recently received the following Championship results.

12th FAI European Aeromodelling Championships F3A
Sport : Aeromodelling F3A (Radio Controlled Aerobatic Power Model Aircraft)
Date : 19 to 28 August 2004
Location : Alcochete, Lisboa (POR)
Winners :
Overall - Roland MATT (LIE)
Team Overall - France
Full results


48th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett
Sport : Ballooning (Gas Balloons)
Date : 26 August 2004 to 4 September 2004
Location : Thionville (FRA)
Winners : Team USA 1 - Richard ABRUZZO and Carol Rymer DAVIS

The distance flown by the winners (1802 km in 52 hours) is the fourth longest in the long history of the Gordon Bennett race and has only been exceeded in 1993 by Starkbaum/Roehsler (Austria) - 1832 km, in 1910 by Hawley / Post (USA) - 1888 km and in 1912, the famous 2191 km flown by Bienaime/Rumpelmayer (France). However, before WW1 all competitors flew with much larger balloons (2200 cubic meters) filled with lamp gas (0.39 kg/cu m).
This is the first time that a victorious crew has included a woman. Several women balloonists have taken part in Gordon Bennett races, but so far only three have ever mounted the podium, all in the last 10 years :
- Silvia Wagner (Austria) : 3rd place in 1994 with Thomas Lewetz
- Danielle Francoeur (Canada) : 2nd place in 1999 with Leo Burman
- Carol Rymer Davis (USA) : 2nd place in 2000 with Richard Abruzzo

For all these reasons, this memorable 48th edition of the Gordon Bennett race has a place in history.
Official Website & Photos


FAI European Aeromodelling Championships F3C
Sport : Aeromodelling F3C (Radio Controlled Helicopters)
Date : 28 August to 5 September 2004
Location : Bitburg (GER)
Winners :
Overall - Rüdiger FEIL (GER)
Team Overall - Italy
Full results


New World Record Claims
New World Record Claims received by FAI :

Class C - Aeroplanes / Claim number : 9715
Sub-class : C-1a (Landplanes : take-off weight 300 to 500 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine
Type of record : Speed around the world, Eastbound
Course/location : to be confirmed
Performance : 20.9 km/h
Pilot : Matevz LENARCIC (SLO)
Aircraft : Pipistrel Sinus 912
Date: 25.08.2004
Current record : 16.53 km/h (06.09.2000 - Colin BODILL, UK)
Further information

Class G - Parachuting / Claim number : 9716
Sub-class : G-1 (Individual jumps)
Competition / Individual records / Feminine Category
Type of record : G-1-B - Landing accuracy with 0.03 metre disc
Course/location : 54th Ukrainian National Championships in Style and Accuracy Landing, Kyiv (UKR)
Performance : 7 consecutive landings on dead center
Pilot : Svitlana DYACHOK (UKR)
Date: 29.08.2004
Current record : 6 consecutive landings on dead center + 1 cm (13.05.1998 - Cheryl STEARNS, USA

Class E - Rotorcraft / Claim number : 9717
Sub-class : E-1c (Helicopters : take-off weight 1000 to 1750 kg)
Group 1 : piston engine General Category
Type of record : Distance over a closed circuit without landing
Course/location : Location to be confirmed
Performance : 1 283.44 km
Pilot : Claude MEUNIER (Australia)
Date: 30.08.2004
Current record : 1 252.57 km (02.07.1953 - Jean BOULET, France)

Class R - Microlights / Claim number : 9719
Sub-class : RPF1 (Microlights : Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown with one person)
Type of record : Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km without landing
Course/location : Bissendorf (GER)
Performance : 43.92 km/h
Pilot : Thomas KELLER (GER)
Powered Paraglider : Fresh Breeze Simonini 122, Silex S
Date: 04.09.2004
Current record : 37.13 km/h (13.10.2001 - Jean-Luc THUIN, France)

Class F - Model Aircraft / Claim number : 9726
Sub-class : F5-COMB (Aeroplane, electric motor (all sources of current))
F5: Radio Controlled Flight Category
Type of record : N°195 - Distance to goal and return
Course/location : Nehatu (EST) - Kodasoo (EST) and return
Performance : 41.14 km
Pilot : Jüri LAIDNA (EST)
Date: 04.09.2004
Current record : none

Class C - Aeroplanes / Claims number 9735 - 9739
Sub-class : C-3i (Amphibians : take-off weight 25 000 to 35 000 kg)
Group 3 : turbo-jet
Course/location : to be confirmed
Pilot : Konstantin PARKHOMENKO (RUS)
Aircraft : BE-200
Date: 04.09.2004
Performance : 11 350 m
Current records : none

# 9735 : Type of record - Altitude without payload
# 9736 : Type of record - Altitude with 1 000 kg payload
# 9737 : Type of record - Altitude with 2 000 kg payload
# 9738 : Type of record - Altitude with 5 000 kg payload
# 9739 : Type of record - Altitude in horizontal flight without payload / Performance : 10 790 m / Current record : none

Class C - Aeroplanes / Claims number : 9753 - 9754
Sub-class : C-3g (Amphibians : take-off weight 10 000 to 20 000 kg)
Group 2 : turboprop
Course/location : Oberpfaffenhofen (GER)
Pilot : Iren DORNIER (GER)
Crew : Armin MUENCH, Paulo SALALILA (GER)
Aircraft : Dornier DO-24 ATT
Date: 03.09.2004
Current records : none

# 9753 : Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m / Performance : 13 min 41 sec
# 9754 : Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m / Performance : 47 min 22 sec


The details shown above are provisional. When all the evidence required has been received and checked, the exact figures will be established and the record ratified (if appropriate).

For further information on World Records,
please consult the latest news, including all claims pending ratification, at :
- General Aviation World Records
- Parachuting World Records
- Rotorcraft World Records
- Microlight World Records
- Model Aircraft World Records


2nd World Cup of Canopy Piloting postponed to 2005
Due to extensive damage caused by Hurricane Charley on 13 August at the Florida Skydiving Center in Lake Wales, the IPC Bureau has given permission to the organizers of the 2nd World Cup of Canopy Piloting to postpone the event until 7 - 12 February 2005.

Further information.