Edward Makula

Edward Makula
Born4 July 1930
Died15 January 1996
NationalityPolish

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 200 km: 67.304 km/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 500 km : 101.18 km/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 100 km : 130.73 km/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: 718.2 km 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 500 km : 114.86 km/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 300 km : 122.06 km/h Minden, NV (USA) - ... Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21

Edward Makula was an uncle of the glider aerobatics champion Jerzy Makula.[6]

References

  1. ^ Obituary by Jan Kaczmarek & Małgorzata Makula Archived 2007-06-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Polish) - accessed 2001-01-21
  2. ^ World Soaring Champions listing by the SSA Archived 2008-01-15 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 2008-01-11
  3. ^ SSA: World Soaring Championships 1963 Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 2008-01-11
  4. ^ a b FAI: records by Edward Makula Archived 2011-06-08 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 2008-01-11
  5. ^ FAI Lilienthal Gliding Medal Archived 2007-10-15 at the Wayback Machine - accessed 2008-01-11
  6. ^ documentary WNIEBOWZIĘTY (in Polish) - accessed 2008-01-11
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