The cia records review sub-committee

CIA Plenary Meeting Minutes 2001 – Appendix 15

CIA RECORDS SUBCOMMITTEE – BEST PERFORMANCES 2000
AA, Gas balloons

NOT ELIGIBLE. PILOT AWARDED MONTGOLFIER DIPLOMA 1993

2000-09-12

Wilhelm Eimers (1950- ) and Bernd Landsmann, Germany

Winner 44th Gordon Bennett

Saint Hubert, Belgium 9 September to Malmö, Sweden 12 September

Balloon: AA-7 Gas balloon, 1 048 m³ (37 010 ft³)

Distance: 796 km, (494 miles)

Duration: 70 hours 4 minutes.

Source of data: Gordon Bennett result list

NOT ELIGIBLE. PILOT AWARDED MONTGOLFIER DIPLOMA 1992

2000-10-13

David N Levin and Alan S. Levin, USA

First place 5th America's Challenge 2000

Albuquerque to Gorham, Maine

Balloon: AA-6 Gas Balloon "White Fang", Helium. 1 048 m³ (37 000 ft³)

Distance: 3 215 km (1 998 miles)

Duration: 64hours 4 minutes

Source of data: Official results
AM, Rozière Balloons

NOT ELIGIBLE. PILOTS AWARDED MONTGOLFIER DIPLOMA 1993

2000-02-04

Dick Smith (1944- ) and John Wallington Australia

First flight across Tasman Sea.

From Kaitaia, North Island, New Zealand to Iluka, NSW, Australia

Track distance 2286 km/1420 SM. Note that prevailing winds are from west

Cameron R-77 " Australian Geographic Flyer". AM 8, Rozière Balloon 2 811 m³ (99 270 ft³)

Distance 1 976 km, (1 228 miles)

Duration: 55 hours 17 minutes

Source of data: Mail from J Rozycki, Australian Geographic

2000-03-03

Kevin J. Uliassi, USA

Around-the-World attempt, AM 13 World duration record

Rockford, Illinois to Nyaungu, Myanmar

Track distance 22 182 km

Uliassi AM-12 homebuilt. AM 13, Rozière Balloon N761JR. 13 727 m³ (484 764 ft³)

Distance: 20 455 km, (12 710 miles)

Duration: 243 hours 28 minutes

Source of data: FAI record file 6474, 6475
2000-06-03

David Hempleman-Adams, UK

First flight to the North Pole (and back)

Took off Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen May 28 at 16:05.

Landed 81.30N, 021E June 3 at 04.27 UTC. Reached 89.9N. Track distance 2 222 km

Balloon: G-BYZX "Britannic Challenge". AM 8, Rozière balloon. 2 549 m³ (90 000 ft³)

Distance: 377 km, 234 miles.

Duration: 108 hours 22 minutes

Source of data: Aerostat 00:4, Andrée-mus, www.Britannicchallenge
2000-09-05

Laurent Lajoye and Christophe Houver, France

Atlantic crossing. AM8 duration record

From St. John, New Brunswick, Canada to Saon, Calvados, France.

August 30, 03:48 to September 5, 06:37 UTC

Balloon: Lindstrand Rozière balloon. AM 8. 2 700 m³ (95 350 ft³⁾

Distance: 4 793 km, (2 978 miles)

Duration: 146 hours 49 minutes

Source of data: FAI record claim 6701
AX Hot Air Balloons
2000-02-12

Jon P. Kolba, USA

World Duration record

Jamestown, North Dakota, USA

Balloon: Aerostar XP 3010, AX-6, Hot Air Balloon

Duration: 21 hours 57 minutes

Source of data: FAI claim 6397
2000-02-26

Oscar Lindström (1963- )Sweden.

World distance record

Arvika to Hallstahammar, Sweden

Balloon: Lindstrand LBL 21A, G-BYEY, 595 m³ (20 998 ft³) AX-3, Hot Air Balloon

Distance: 205,12 km, (127,46 miles)

Duration: 5 hours 54 minutes

Source of data: FAI file 6421

2000-05-21

Lindsay Muir, Great Britain

World Duration record, female

Paddock Wood, Kent, UK to Lisbourg, France

Balloon: Lindstrand LBL-210 A, 5 947 m³ (210 000 ft³). AX-10 Hot Air Balloon

Duration: 19 hours 8 minutes

Source of data: FAI claim 6568
B Airships
2000-01-19

James Dexter and Michael Kendrick, Great Britain

Absolute speed record

Halfpenny Green Airfield, Staffordshire, UK

Airship: Blimp Corp A60+, BA-4, Gas Airship

Speed: 92,8 km/h

Source of data: FAI file 6368