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Fastest speed in a glider (out-and-return course) - FAI-verified

Fastest speed in a glider (out-and-return course) - FAI-verified
Who
Jean-Marie Clement, Bruce Cooper
What
208.19 kilometre(s) per hour
When
26 December 2009
On 26 December 2009 pilots Jean-Marie Clement (France) and Bruce Cooper (UK) set a new gliding world record for speed on an out-and-return course when they flew their Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4DM at an average speed of 208.19 km/h (129.36mph) over a distance of 1,000 km.

***Pending FAI ratification***