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What is the furthest and highest anybody has flown in a glider? |
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Here is the official record of gliding achievements taken from the British Gliding Association. |
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Gain of Height |
10545m |
C Rollings & B Hicks |
UK |
DG500 22 |
08/10/95 |
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Absolute Altitude |
11500m |
H Goodhart |
USA |
SGS 1-23 |
12/05/55 |
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Straight Distance |
949.7km |
K Karel |
Australia |
LS3 |
20/01/80 |
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Goal Distance |
892.1km |
R May & P Rackham |
USA |
ASH25 |
06/07/95 |
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O&R Distance |
1127.68km |
M Sands |
USA |
Nimbus 3 |
07/05/85 |
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Triangle Distance |
1362.68km |
R Robertson |
USA |
Ventus A |
02/05/86 |
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Free Distance |
1362.68km |
R Robinson |
USA |
Ventus A |
02/05/86 |
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Free O&R Distance |
1127.68km |
M Sands |
USA |
Nimbus 3 |
07/05/85 |
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100km Triangle |
166.38km/h |
B Cooper |
Australia |
LS6B |
04/01/91 |
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300km Triangle |
157.96km/h |
B Spreckley |
S Africa |
Nimbus 3 |
10/12/97 |
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500km Triangle |
151.37km/h |
P Hawkins |
Australia |
Nimbus 4T |
04/01/99 |
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750km Triangle |
136.92km/h |
P Kurstjens |
Australia |
Nimbus 4T |
02/12/99 |
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1000km Triangle |
122.42km/h |
P Hawkins |
Australia |
Nimbus 4T |
25/12/98 |
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1250km Triangle |
109.01km/h |
R L Robertson |
USA |
Ventus A |
02/05/86 |
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300km O/R |
159.20km/h |
B Spreckley |
S Africa |
Nimbus 3 |
12/12/97 |
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500km O/R |
167.59km/h |
B Spreckley |
S Africa |
ASW22blc |
21/11/99 |
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750km O/R |
130.16km/h |
P Hawkins |
Australia |
Nimbus 4T |
06/01/99 |
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1000km O/R |
116.27km/h |
P Hawkins |
Australia |
Nimbus 4T |
11/12/98 |
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