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World record of an ultralight aircraft

From Prague a Shark 600 for 10 hours and 24 minutes for the longest flight in history

Pilots from the Czech Republic, Jiri Prusa and Eliska Kudejova, broke the world record for the longest non-stop flight in a sport plane in the past few hours. The Shark 600 aircraft (trademarks OK BUG-11) remained airborne for 10 hours and 24 minutes, covering 1919 kilometers (breaking the previous record of 1036 kilometres). "There was an easterly wind, so when we tacked over Berlin we felt it a...

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Prague, Czech Republic, 05/09/2023 14:00
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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