Aktuelle Weltrekorde
Gliding World Records
Sub-class DO (Open Class Gliders)
Category : General
[ Last update : 14 February 2001 ]
| Free Distance : 1 460.80 km | |
| Hans
Werner GROSSE (Fed. Rep. of Germany) Course/site: Lübeck (Germany) - Biarritz (France) 25/04/72 |
Glider: Schleicher ASW 12 Registration: D-0074 |
| Straight Distance to a Goal : 1 383.00 km | |
| Gérard
HERBAUD (France), Jean-Noël HERBAUD) Course/site: Vinon (France) - Fès (Morocco) 17/04/92 |
Glider: Schleicher ASH 25 Registration: F-CGCE |
| Out-and-return distance : 1 646.68 km | |
| Thomas
L. KNAUFF (USA) Course/site: Ridge Soaring Gliderport, PA (USA) - Williamsport Airport, PA (USA) 25/04/83 |
Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 3 Registration: N111KG |
| Distance over a triangular course : 1 400.19 km | |
| Klaus
HOLIGHAUS (Germany) Course/site: Hendrik Verwoerd Dam (South Africa) 07/01/93 |
Glider: Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 M Registration: D-KLXX |
| Free Three Turn Points Distance : 2 049.44 km | |
| Terrence
Raymond DELORE (New Zealand) Course/site: Wigram Airfield (New Zealand) - Queenstown Airfield (New Zealand) 05/11/94 |
Glider: Schleicher ASW 20 Registration: ZK-GKZ |
| Free out-and-return distance : 1412.22 km | |
| Klaus
OHLMANN (Germany), Sidonie OHLMANN) Course/site: Chapelco - Lago Buenos Aires - Chapelco (Argentina) 29/12/99 |
Glider: Stemme VT S10 Registration: DKMTE |
| Speed over a triangular course of 100 km : 234.95 km/h | |
| James
M. PAYNE (USA) Course/site: Rosamond Skypark, CA (USA) 07/05/00 |
Glider: Schempp-Hirth Discus A Registration: N89JP |
| Speed over a triangular course of 300 km : 179.30 km/h | |
| Terrence
Raymond DELORE (New Zealand) Course/site: Omarama Airfield (New Zealand) 17/12/97 |
Glider: Rolladen-Schneider LS-6 C Registration: ZK-GSX |
| Speed over a triangular course of 500 km : 171.10 km/h | |
| Hans
Werner GROSSE (Fed. Rep. of Germany), Jörg HACKER) Course/site: Mt. Newman Aerodrome, WA (Australia) 31/12/90 |
Glider: Schleicher ASH 25 T Registration: D-KIHW |
| Speed over a triangular course of 750 km : 161.33 km/h | |
| Hans
Werner GROSSE (Fed. Rep. of Germany), Karin GROSSE) Course/site: Alice Springs, NT (Australia) 10/01/88 |
Glider: Schleicher ASH 25 Registration: D-1025 |
| Speed over a triangular course of 1000 km : 169.72 km/h | |
| Helmut
H. FISCHER (Germany) Course/site: Hendrik Verwoerd Dam (South Africa) 05/01/95 |
Glider: Schempp-Hirth Ventus Registration: ZS-GOY |
| Speed over a triangular course of 1 250 km : 143.46 km/h | |
| Hans
Werner GROSSE (Fed. Rep. of Germany), Hans Heinrich
KOHLMEIER) Course/site: Alice Springs, NT (Australia) 10/01/87 |
Glider: Schleicher ASH 25 Registration: D-1025 |
| Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km : 247,49 km/h | |
| James
M. PAYNE (USA), Thomas S. PAYNE (USA)) Course/site: California City, CA (USA) 03/03/99 |
Glider: Schleicher ASH 25 Registration: N555AB |
| Speed over an out-and-return course of 1000 km : 152.74 km/h | |
| Walter
BINDER (Germany) Course/site: Gariep Dam (South Africa) 04/01/99 |
Glider: Schleicher ASH 25 MB Registration: D-KOWB |
| Gain of height : 12 894 m | |
| Paul
F. BIKLE (USA) Course/site: Fox Airport, Lancaster, CA (USA) 25/02/61 |
Glider: Schweizer SGS 1-23 E Registration: N91893 |
| Absolute altitude : 14 938 m | |
| Robert
R. HARRIS (USA) Course/site: California City, CA (USA) 17/02/86 |
Glider: Burkhart Grob G102 Registration: |
| Speed over an out-and-return course of 1500 km | No record registered yet - no minimum achievement for the first record |
