Hi Stephen, On the evidence you have presented, it would seem that your conclusion -"an exaggeration" - is probably correct. The 50 hrs & 15 m FAI record for a sailplane would seem to be definitive.
Here is a further thought to mull upon: No doubt organizations such as the CIA, KGB, and similar, have factual data on the effects of sleep [and other sensory ] deprivation, and what the record sleep deprivation duration is! However in the nature of things, most of their data is unlikely to be in the public domain! Gary From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of stephenk Sent: Wednesday, 26 February 2014 12:01 AM To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] HVGC will be 50 this Easter Very Interesting. A Mrs Elaine Henderson (Billie Spiller) held some Australian female duration records up to the end of the second world war: http://www.glidingcaboolture.org.au/gq60/1936_slope_soaring_coorabel_range.h tm http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/98299090 they were comparatively short but she might be a candidate for the record holder. But, In 1952 the single seat world record was 56:15: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_endurance_record#Glider The FAI website also shows a two seater flight of 57:10 in April 1954. I believe duration tasks were discontinued shortly after that (too dangerous) 90 hours is more than 3 1/2 days (!). I think the prospectus is an exageration, but would be happy to be proved wrong. Regards SWK On 25/02/2014 8:23 PM, Paul Dickson wrote: ... Does anyone know who was the Australian girl mentioned in the prospectus that held the duration record of 90hrs in 1964? _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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