1998 Records

1/4/99 0:00 Hawkins Pamela Speed over a triangular course of 500 km Open Class Gliders Tocumwal airfield, NSW (Australia) 151.37 km/h 1/24/99 0:00 Travers Howard Speed over an out-and-return course of 100 km Paragliders Eucla (Australia) 28.04 km/h 1/25/99 0:00 Travers Howard Out-and-return distance Paragliders Eucla (Australia) 104.2 km 1/25/99 0:00 Travers Howard Speed over an out-and-return course of 100 km Paragliders Eucla (Australia) 24.59 km/h 3/7/99 0:00 Elson Andy Duration Mixed balloons : 22 000 m³ and above Almeria (Spain) - SE of Japan 425h 41mn 3/7/99 0:00 Elson Andy Duration Absolute Record of class A Almeria (Spain) - SE of Japan 425h 41mn. 3/19/99 0:00 Westgate Guy C. Speed over a Commercial Airline Route Landplanes London (UK) - Roma (Italy) 679.43 km/h 3/19/99 0:00 Westgate Guy C. Speed over a recognised course Landplanes: take off weight 60 000 to 80 000 kg London (UK) - Roma (Italy) 679.43 km/h 6/26/99 0:00 Clark Robin Speed over a recognised course Landplanes: take off weight 1000 to 1750 kg Unst (UK) - St. Mary's, Scilly Isles (UK) 38.67 km/h 10/22/99 0:00 Mills Roger Speed over a recognised course Landplanes London (UK) - New York, NY (USA) 1644.33 km/h 10/22/99 0:00 Mills Roger Speed over a recognised course Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg London (UK) - New York, NY (USA) 1 644.33 km/h 10/23/99 0:00 Mills Roger Speed over a recognised course Landplanes New York, NY (USA) - Vancouver, BC (Canada) 1004.67 km/h 10/23/99 0:00 Mills Roger Speed over a recognised course Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg New York, NY (USA) - Vancouver, BC (Canada) 1 004.67 km/h 10/24/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes Vancouver, BC (Canada) - Kailua, HI (USA) 1 595.75 km/h 10/24/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg Vancouver, BC (Canada) - Kailua, HI (USA) 1 595.75 km/h 10/27/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes Kailua, HI (USA) - Nadi (Fiji Islands) 1 725.02 km/h 10/27/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes Nadi (Fiji Islands) - Sydney, NSW (Australia) 1 649.09 km/h 10/27/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes Kailua, HI (USA) - Sydney, NSW (Australia) 1 237.75 km/h 10/27/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg Kailua, HI (USA) - Nadi (Fiji Islands) 1 725.02 km/h 10/27/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg Nadi (Fiji Islands) - Sydney, NSW (Australia) 1 649.09 km/h 10/27/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg Kailua, HI (USA) - Sydney, NSW (Australia) 1 237.75 km/h 10/30/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes Sydney, NSW (Australia) - Guam 1 512.09 km/h 10/30/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes Sydney, NSW (Australia) - Bangkok (Thailand) 849.83 km/h 10/30/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes Guam (Guam) - Bangkok (Thailand) 1 481.01 km/h 10/30/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg Sydney, NSW (Australia) - Guam 1 512.09 km/h 10/30/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg Sydney, NSW (Australia) - Bangkok (Thailand) 849.83 km/h 10/30/99 0:00 Robinson Max Speed over a recognised course Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg Guam (Guam) - Bangkok (Thailand) 1 469.09 km/h