Klaus Ohlmann (born 1952 in Neustadt an der Aisch,
Germany
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[)]) is a German
glider pilot who has established 36 world records approved by
FAI. Among these is the record for a free distance flight with up to 3 turn-points by flying 3,009 km from
Chapelco Airport at
San Martín de los Andes
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(Argentina) in a
Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM on 21 January 2003
with his co-pilot
Karl Rabeder.
On 9 January 2003 at
El Calafate
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in
Argentina
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he made a flight of 2,247.6 km in a Schempp-Hirth Nimbus 4 DM. This set a new world free distance record, breaking the record set over 30 years earlier by
Hans-Werner Grosse.
On 1 February 2014, he became the first–ever pilot to fly over
Mount Everest
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in a glider.
He is a member of the
Mountain Wave Project of the meteorological section of
OSTIV.
Flying in wave conditions is his forte. Klaus lives in southern France, near
Serres, Hautes-Alpes.
Solar-powered pending claim at FAI
Claim number : 16110
Sub-class :CS (Solar-Powered Aeroplane)
Type of record : Free out-and-return distance
Course/location : _to be advised
Performance : 155.8 km
Pilot : Klaus OHLMANN (Germany)
Aircraft : ICARE 2
Date :22.09.2010
Current record : no record set yet
File:Klaus Ohlmann and Icare 2.jpg, Klaus Ohlmann & Icare 2
File:Klaus OHLMANN.JPG, Klaus Ohlmann
References
1952 births
Living people
German aviators
German aviation record holders
German glider pilots
Glider flight record holders
Flight distance record holders
Lilienthal Gliding Medal recipients
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