Air-Britain Archive 1996-03 / Extracts

Регистрационный номерRegistry number: F-PBGY

THE RECORD HOLDERS, 1949. Category by engine capacity * Category 4 [up to 2 litre/cc]
Distance in straight line - 11.9.48 Starck AS.71 F-PCDH; 2028.599 km. Mile J Poujade.
Janette Poujade broke the record with her Starck AS.71 Jac c/n 14 F-PCDH with 65 hp Walter Mikron III 4-cyl inverted in-line engine. This was similar to F-PBGY c/n 3 shown here. Her 'straight line' distance was flown from Lyon to Sundsvall in Sweden at an average speed of 180 km/hr (112 mph). The 'Jac', a popular abbreviation for Jacques, was a sports aeroplane and fully aerobatic. Wing span 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in.), Loaded weight 320 kg (705 lb).