Edward Makula (4 July 1930 – 15 January 1996) was a Polish glider pilot and engineer.Obituary by Jan Kaczmarek & Małgorzata Makula (in Polish) - accessed 2001-01-21
He won the 1963 World Gliding Championships in Junin (Argentina) in a SZD-19 Zefir 2World Soaring Champions listing by the SSA - accessed 2008-01-11SSA: World Soaring Championships 1963 - accessed 2008-01-11 and established 7 world records.FAI: records by Edward Makula - accessed 2008-01-11 In 1965, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) awarded him the Lilienthal Gliding Medal.FAI Lilienthal Gliding Medal - accessed 2008-01-11
World Gliding Records by Edward Makuladatecategoryachievementcourseglider16 August 1955single place glidersspeed over a triangular course of 200 km: 67.304 km/hLisie Katy - Przepalkowo - Zblewo - Lisie Katy (Poland)SZD-8 Jaskółka31 July 1972two 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-214 August 1972two place gliders, crew: John Serafin (USA)speed over a triangular course of 500 km : 101.18 km/hDouglas County, NV - Susanville, CA - Old Lovelock, NV - Douglas County, NV (USA)Caproni Vizzola Calif A-216 August 1972two place gliders, crew: Hugo G. Taskovich (USA)speed over a triangular course of 100 km : 130.73 km/hMinden, NV - Dayton, NV - Valley View, NV - Minden, NV (USA)Caproni Vizzola Calif A-218 August 1972two place gliders, crew: John Serafin (USA)out-and-return distance: 718.2 kmDouglas County, NV - Darwin Airport, CA - Douglas County, NV (USA)Caproni Vizzola Calif A-2120 July 1974two place gliders, crew: Adèle Orsispeed over a triangular course of 500 km : 114.86 km/hDouglas County, NV - Chalfant, CA - Gabbs, NV - Douglas County, NV (USA)Caproni Vizzola Calif A-2124 August 1974two place gliders, crew: John Serafin (USA)speed over a triangular course of 300 km : 122.06 km/hMinden, NV (USA) - ...Caproni Vizzola Calif A-21
Edward Makula was an uncle of the glider aerobatics champion Jerzy Makula.documentary WNIEBOWZIĘTY (in Polish) - accessed 2008-01-11
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