Anequim update - records smashed

Did we ever doubt them?

They didn't just beat the existing records they smashed them!

Amazing results from what is a small team of students mostly (led by a genius aerodynamicist - Paulo Iscold).

I copy the text from their Facebook post below.


Ok, time to tell you guys some numbers.

We arrived here in Santa Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, last Tuesday and since then the work load has been huge! We've been working all day until 10PM and waking up at 3AM, Flying early in the morning and late in the afternoon and using the middle of the day and part of the night to do some improvements on the airplane or to re-configure it for the next flight. Our record flights started last Friday and until yesterday we had already managed 5 world records. What a way to fulfill our promise! These are the records (all C1a category):

1) Speed over 3km with restricted altitude
Previous record: Nemesis DR-90 - 466.83km/h (Jon Sharp)
New record claim: 521.08km/h

2) Speed over 15km
Previous record: Nemesis DR-90 - 455.8km/h (Jon Sharp)
New record claim: 511.19km/h

3) Speed over 100km
Previous record: W.Air Race - 389.6km/h (Richard Young)
New record claim: 490.14km/h

4) Speed over 500km
Previous record: VariEze - 387.4km/h (Klaus Savier)
New record claim: 493.74km/h

5) Time to climb up to 3000m
Previous record: Pushy Galore - 3min and 8sec (Bruce Bohannon)
New record claim: 2min and 26sec

So, yes, we got five world records and now we can call Anequim the world's fastest four cylinder airplane, delivered as promised!

Paraphrasing my friend, Paul Bonhomme, if we can say anything about this, it is teamwork, teamwork, teamwork! The Anequim project doesn't have sponsors, it has a TEAM! A team that is not afraid to face challenges, a team that is, always, willing to overcome difficulties, a team that doesn't mind extra work. Thanks to Catto Propellers, Sky Dynamics, Fibraer, Grove Wheels and Brakes, Alto Alumínio, Solid Works, Saber Manufacturing, Raphael Brescia, Brian Utley, and last but not least, all the students that spent hours working on the project, since its conception to now! I am sure it will be a mark for the rest of our lives!