| Edward Makula | |
| Birth Date: | 4 July 1930 |
| Death Date: | 15 January 1996 |
| Nationality: | Polish |
Edward Makula (4 July 1930 – 15 January 1996) was a Polish glider pilot and engineer.[1]
He won the 1963 World Gliding Championships in Junin (Argentina) in a SZD-19 Zefir 2[2] [3] and established 7 world records.[4] In 1965, the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) awarded him the Lilienthal Gliding Medal.[5]
| World Gliding Records by Edward Makula | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| date | category | achievement | course | glider | |
| 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.[6]