Delore & Fossett soar 2190 km

"F.L. Whiteley" writes:

challenge, how to get the additional 500km+. It's taken several
years of research and attempts to complete these flights in
Argentina. Are 2500-3000km straight-line flights possible?
Downwind?

How do you define `straight'?

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Eric Greenwell wrote:
Oscar wrote:

How does that compare with this 2463km claim by Stemme?
"This was proven not at least with the sensational flight of Klaus
Ohlmann
in the Andes: 2463 km of pure gliding in 14 hours in Dec. 2000 with a
STEMME
S 10-VT" - complete article see here
http://www.stemme.de/daten/e/index.html
(go to Our Aircraft S10-VT The Philosophy)

Oscar


"Burt Compton" wrote in message
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From the New Zealand newswire / Breaking News:

Delore flies 2190km, breaks record
07 December 2004


Klaus' flight was not a straight line?

No it wasn't, and his 3000k+ flight in a Nimbus 4 a year or two
ago wasn't either.

Another possible difference: Klaus flew a motorglider. The
OT doesn't say if the ASH25 in question was a pure glider.
If it was they'd be classed as different records.

CV

CV wrote:

Another possible difference: Klaus flew a motorglider. The
OT doesn't say if the ASH25 in question was a pure glider.
If it was they'd be classed as different records.

The ASH 25 M used by Delore/Fossett is a motorglider, but it doesn't
matter, as the FAI combined glider and motorglider categories several
years ago.


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Eric Greenwell
Washington State
USA

2463.7 km Klaus Ohlmann's flight performed 26 Nov 2000 was 3 turn point =
flight.
Marek Malolepszy
CA

Marek Malolepszy wrote:

2463.7 km Klaus Ohlmann's flight performed 26 Nov 2000 was 3 turn point =
flight.
Marek Malolepszy
CA

But that's old stuff now. He did 3000 k and a bit,
last year or year before.
CV