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Airplanes. "19th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships" takes off

Lausanne, Switzerland - Fifty-nine pilots from 15 Nations are competing. The biggest team is Poland with 11 units

The "19th FAI-Fédération Aéronautique Internationale-World Glider Aerobatic Championship" starts on Wednesday 20 July 2016 and will end after a 10-day competition. The competition is the highlight of the international Glider Aerobatics calendar and takea place at Matko Airport in Hungary. Gliders are towed up into a performance zone – the ‘box’ – at 1,250m above the ground. The box is a 1,000m x...

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Rome, Italy, 07/20/2016 12:53
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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