Edward Makula
Edward Makula (4 July 1930 – 15 January 1996) was a Polish glider pilot and engineer.[1]
He won the 1963 World Gliding Championships in Junin (Argentina) in a SZD-19 Zefir 2 [2][3] and established 7 world records.[4] In 1965, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) awarded him the Lilienthal Gliding Medal.[5]
| World Gliding Records by Edward Makula[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| date | category | achievement | course | glider | |
| 16 August 1955 | single place gliders | speed over a triangular course of 200km: 67.304km/h | Lisie Katy - Przepalkowo - Zblewo - 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, NV - Bridgeport, CA - Rawhide, 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, NV - Susanville, 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, NV - Dayton, 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, NV - Darwin 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, NV - Chalfant, CA - Gabbs, 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, NV (USA) - ... | Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21 | |
Edward Makula was an uncle of the glider aerobatics champion Jerzy Makula.[6]
References
- ^ Obituary by Jan Kaczmarek & Małgorzata Makula (in Polish) - accessed 2001-01-21
- ^ World Soaring Champions listing by the SSA - accessed 2008-01-11
- ^ SSA: World Soaring Championships 1963 - accessed 2008-01-11
- ^ a b FAI: records by Edward Makula - accessed 2008-01-11
- ^ FAI Lilienthal Gliding Medal - accessed 2008-01-11
- ^ documentary WNIEBOWZIĘTY (in Polish) - accessed 2008-01-11
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