Franciszek Kepka | |
Birth Date: | 4 April 1940 |
Birth Place: | Goleszów |
Death Date: | 15 December 2001 |
Death Place: | Skoczów |
Nationality: | Polish |
Relatives: | father Franciszek Kępka senior, glider pilot |
Known For: | Europe Champion title 1992 |
First Flight Date: | 1950 |
Franciszek Kępka (April 4, 1940 – December 15, 2001) was a Polish glider pilot.
He was the son of Franciszek Kępka senior. He performed his first flight at the age of 10. He became European champion[1] in 1992 in Szeged, Hungary, in the same year he received the Lilienthal Gliding Medal and was awarded the Paul Tissandier Diploma. During his career he flew over 150 000 kilometers and flew more than 6 500 hours in gliders.
Achievements in international FAI championships (Standard Class) | ||||
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year | competition | ranking | ||
1965 | 10th FAI World Gliding Championships | align=center bgcolor="bronze" | 3 | |
1970 | 12th FAI World Gliding Championships | align=center bgcolor="bronze" | 3 | |
1972 | 13th FAI World Gliding Championships | align=center bgcolor="bronze" | 3 | |
1974 | 14th FAI World Gliding Championships | align=center bgcolor="bronze" | 3 | |
1990 | 5th FAI European Gliding Championships | align=center bgcolor="silver" | 2 | |
1992 | 6th FAI European Gliding Championships | align=center bgcolor="gold" | 1 |