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who flew it in the 1948 and 1949 US Nationals, winning both contests. MacCready also used the aircraft to set a world altitude record of 9,000 m (29,528 ft) in 1948, flying in the
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291:Specifications (Orlik II)
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543:Tri-Service
461:, page 94,
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359:Performance
146:glide ratio
123:gull winged
1106:Categories
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265:Orlik 2
259:Orlik 1
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