Edward Makula

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Edward Makula (4 July 1930 – 15 January 1996) was a Polish glider pilot and engineer.[http://www.szybowce.enter.net.pl/nav_em/notka_em.htm Obituary by Jan Kaczmarek & Małgorzata Makula] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070624224614/http://www.szybowce.enter.net.pl/nav_em/notka_em.htm |date=2007-06-24 }} (in Polish) - accessed 2001-01-21

He won the 1963 World Gliding Championships in Junin (Argentina) in a SZD-19 Zefir 2[http://www.ssa.org/UsTeam/ust_champs.htm World Soaring Champions listing by the SSA] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080115024303/http://www.ssa.org/UsTeam/ust_champs.htm |date=2008-01-15 }} - accessed 2008-01-11[http://www.soaringmagazine.net/UsTeam/adobe%20pdf/1963%20WGC.pdf SSA: World Soaring Championships 1963] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724071811/http://www.soaringmagazine.net/UsTeam/adobe%20pdf/1963%20WGC.pdf |date=2011-07-24 }} - accessed 2008-01-11 and established 7 world records.[http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=2759 FAI: records by Edward Makula] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110608182958/http://records.fai.org/pilot.asp?from=gliding&id=2759 |date=2011-06-08 }} - accessed 2008-01-11

In 1965, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) awarded him the Lilienthal Gliding Medal.[http://www.fai.org/awards/recipient.asp?id=747 FAI Lilienthal Gliding Medal] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015184157/http://www.fai.org/awards/recipient.asp?id=747 |date=2007-10-15 }} - accessed 2008-01-11

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style="background:#cde;" colspan="6"| World Gliding Records by Edward Makula
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16 August 1955 |single place gliders |speed over a triangular course of 200 km: 67.304 km/h |Lisie Katy - Przepalkowo - Zblewo - Lisie Katy (Poland) |SZD-8 Jaskółka
31 July 1972 |two place gliders, crew: John Serafin (USA) |speed over a triangular course of 300 km: 113.72 km/h |Douglas County, NV - Bridgeport, CA - Rawhide, NV - Douglas County, NV (USA) |Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21
4 August 1972 |two place gliders, crew: John Serafin (USA) |speed over a triangular course of 500 km : 101.18 km/h |Douglas County, NV - Susanville, CA - Old Lovelock, NV - Douglas County, NV (USA) |Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21
6 August 1972 |two place gliders, crew: Hugo G. Taskovich (USA) |speed over a triangular course of 100 km : 130.73 km/h |Minden, NV - Dayton, NV - Valley View, NV - Minden, NV (USA) |Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21
8 August 1972 |two place gliders, crew: John Serafin (USA) |out-and-return distance: 718.2 km |Douglas County, NV - Darwin Airport, CA - Douglas County, NV (USA) |Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21
20 July 1974 |two place gliders, crew: Adèle Orsi |speed over a triangular course of 500 km : 114.86 km/h |Douglas County, NV - Chalfant, CA - Gabbs, NV - Douglas County, NV (USA) |Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21
24 August 1974 |two place gliders, crew: John Serafin (USA) |speed over a triangular course of 300 km : 122.06 km/h |Minden, NV (USA) - ... |Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21

Edward Makula was an uncle of the glider aerobatics champion Jerzy Makula.[http://www.filmpolski.pl/fp/index.php/4212749 documentary WNIEBOWZIĘTY (in Polish)] - accessed 2008-01-11