28 May 2010

Official Demonstrative Flight

Reggio Emilia, Italy

On 26th May 2010 the RAPID200FC official demonstrative flight was held at Reggio Emilia airport. A new speed world record of 135 km/h (flown of 4 consecutive runs over a 3 km course - according to FAI Sporting Code, Class C Aeroplanes) was established. Also several higher speed at 145-150 Km/h for tens of seconds were measured during free flights. The flight reached an endurance of 45 minutes. Three more flights were recorded on 26th and 27th May with a total of 3 hours of flight for the experimental aircraft.

Offial Press Release can be downloaded here