Edward Makula
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Edward Makula was a Polish
glider
pilot
and engineer
.
He won the 1963 World Gliding Championships
in Junin
(Argentina) in a SZD-19 Zefir 2 and established 7 world records.
In 1965, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
(FAI) awarded him the Lilienthal Gliding Medal
.
Edward Makula was an uncle of the glider aerobatics
champion Jerzy Makula
.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
glider
Gliding
Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...
pilot
Aviator
An aviator is a person who flies an aircraft. The first recorded use of the term was in 1887, as a variation of 'aviation', from the Latin avis , coined in 1863 by G. de la Landelle in Aviation Ou Navigation Aérienne...
and engineer
Engineer
An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
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He won the 1963 World Gliding Championships
World Gliding Championships
The World Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years or so by the FAI Gliding Commission. The dates are not always exactly two years apart, often because the contests are sometimes held in the summer in the Southern Hemisphere....
in Junin
Junín, Buenos Aires
Junín is a city in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and capital of the municipality of Junín. It has a population of 82,427 and is situated 260 km west of Buenos Aires.-History:...
(Argentina) in a SZD-19 Zefir 2 and established 7 world records.
In 1965, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale is the world governing body for air sports and aeronautics and astronautics world records. Its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. This includes man-carrying aerospace vehicles from balloons to spacecraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles...
(FAI) awarded him the Lilienthal Gliding Medal
Lilienthal Gliding Medal
Lilienthal Gliding Medal – the highest soaring award in the world, established by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in 1938 in honor of Otto Lilienthal, a German pioneer of human aviation. It aims "to reward a particularly remarkable performance in gliding, or eminent services to the sport of...
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| World Gliding Records by Edward Makula | |||||
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| date | category | achievement | course | glider | |
| 16 August 1955 | single place gliders | speed over a triangular course of 200km: 67.304km/h | Lisie Katy - Przepalkowo Przepalkowo Przepałkowo is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sośno, within Sępólno County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland.-References:... - Zblewo Zblewo Zblewo is a village in Starogard County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Zblewo. It lies approximately west of Starogard Gdański and south-west of the regional capital Gdańsk.... - Lisie Katy (Poland) |
SZD-8 Jaskółka | |
| 31 July 1972 | two place gliders, crew: John Serafin (USA) | speed over a triangular course of 300 km: 113.72 km/h | Douglas County Douglas County, Nevada Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2000, the population was 41,259. As of 2010, the population was estimated to be 46,997.- History :... , NV - Bridgeport Bridgeport, California Bridgeport is a census-designated place that is the county seat of Mono County, California. It lies at an elevation of 6463 feet in the middle of the Bridgeport Valley. Bridgeport is located at the intersection of highways US 395 and State Route 182. The population was 575 at the 2010... , CA - Rawhide Rawhide, Nevada Rawhide, Nevada was a town in Mineral County, Nevada, approximately 55 miles southeast of Fallon. The site of Rawhide has been obliterated by recent mining activity, with little or nothing remaining to be seen.-History:... , NV - Douglas County, NV (USA) |
Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21 | |
| 4 August 1972 | two place gliders, crew: John Serafin (USA) | speed over a triangular course of 500km : 101.18km/h | Douglas County Douglas County, Nevada Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2000, the population was 41,259. As of 2010, the population was estimated to be 46,997.- History :... , NV - Susanville Susanville, California Susanville is the county seat of Lassen County, California, United States. Susanville is located on the Susan River in the south-central part of the county, at an elevation of 4186 feet . The population was 17,974 at the 2010 census, up from 13,541 at the 2000 census... , CA - Old Lovelock, NV - Douglas County, NV (USA) |
Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21 | |
| 6 August 1972 | two place gliders, crew: Hugo G. Taskovich (USA) | speed over a triangular course of 100km : 130.73km/h | Minden Minden, Nevada Minden is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County and is adjacent to the city of Gardnerville. It is named after the town of Minden, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It... , NV - Dayton Dayton, Nevada Dayton is a census-designated place in Lyon County, Nevada, United States. The population was 5,907 at the 2000 census.-History:Dayton is at the western end of the Twenty-Six Mile Desert at a bend in the Carson River. Immigrants stopping there for water would consider whether to follow the river... , NV - Valley View, NV - Minden, NV (USA) |
Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21 | |
| 8 August 1972 | two place gliders, crew: John Serafin (USA) | out-and-return distance: 718.2km | Douglas County Douglas County, Nevada Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2000, the population was 41,259. As of 2010, the population was estimated to be 46,997.- History :... , NV - Darwin Darwin, California Darwin is a census-designated place in Inyo County, California, United States. Darwin is located southeast of Keeler, at an elevation of 4790 feet . The population was 43 at the 2010 census, down from 54 at the 2000 census. It is named after Dr... Airport, CA - Douglas County, NV (USA) |
Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21 | |
| 20 July 1974 | two place gliders, crew: Adèle Orsi | speed over a triangular course of 500km : 114.86km/h | Douglas County Douglas County, Nevada Douglas County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. As of 2000, the population was 41,259. As of 2010, the population was estimated to be 46,997.- History :... , NV - Chalfant Chalfant -People:* Henry Chalfant, photographer and husband of Kathleen Chalfant* Jefferson David Chalfant, painter* Kathleen Chalfant, American actress and wife of Henry Chalfant* Kevin Chalfant, singer/songwriter... , CA - Gabbs Gabbs, Nevada Gabbs is an unincorporated community in Nye County, Nevada, United States. The population was 318 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a city. Since then, it has been dis-incorporated, effective May 8, 2001.-History:... , NV - Douglas County, NV (USA) |
Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21 | |
| 24 August 1974 | two place gliders, crew: John Serafin (USA) | speed over a triangular course of 300km : 122.06km/h | Minden Minden, Nevada Minden is a census-designated place in Douglas County, Nevada, United States. The population was 2,836 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Douglas County and is adjacent to the city of Gardnerville. It is named after the town of Minden, in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. It... , NV (USA) - ... |
Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21 | |
Edward Makula was an uncle of the glider aerobatics
Competition aerobatics
Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying. It is practiced in both piston-powered single-engine airplanes and gliders....
champion Jerzy Makula
Jerzy Makula
Jerzy Makula is a Polish pilot who won the FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships six times.- Glider aerobatics :He was World Glider Aerobatic Champion in 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1993,1999 and 2011. In 1995, 2001, 2003 and 2005 he was World Vice-Champion. In the World Glider Aerobatic...
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