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AMA Press Release Model Aircraft Succeeds In Transatlantic Flight
Muncie, Indiana - August 14, 2003 - The TAM 5, a piston powered radio controlled (RC) model aircraft, has just completed the first successful non-stop, transatlantic flight for a model. Maynard Hill, a past President of the Academy of Model Aeronautics, and the STAR team were successful in taking off from Cape Spear Newfoundland, Canada, and landing 38 hours and 23 minutes, and some 1888.3 miles later in Mannin Beach, County Calway, Ireland. The landing honors were done by current Academy of Model Aeronautics President, Dave Brown. Two world records will be filed with the Federation Aeronautique Internationale (FAI) for distance in a straight line, and duration of flight. The Academy of Model Aeronautics would like to congratulate all of the team on this significant accomplishment! This tremendous feat took over a decade of planning. As a reminder regarding press contact, focus on the positive efforts of the team and its accomplishments. If you should be approached by the press with requests for additional information, please direct them to the AMA headquarters, and have them contact:
Jay Mealy |