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Cimbora was used to train pilots in ridge-flying techniques, a style which encouraged duration record attempts. The longest in Hungary lasted 25 hr 7 min, flown by Géza Vass and Endre Lacza in August 1948. R-11bs remained in use into the 1950s. A 1984
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responded with the F-11 Gólya (Stork) built, like several of his designs, by Aero Ever Kft. Its first flight was on 9 May 1940. A combination of flight test results and tightening regulations lead to three more prototypes, the R-11a, R-11b and
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626:Categories
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351:References
284:Wing area:
136:Ernő Rubik
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278:Wingspan:
252:Data from
235:replica,
220:elevators
212:tailplane
208:monowheel
185:longerons
118:two seat
116:Hungarian
75:Designer
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254:Gabor, F
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300:Airfoil
272:Length:
237:HA-5035
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33:Role
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419:ISBN
400:2019
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