Victor Tchmal
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Victor Tchmal is a Russian
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

 glider
Glider (sailplane)
A glider or sailplane is a type of glider aircraft used in the sport of gliding. Some gliders, known as motor gliders are used for gliding and soaring as well, but have engines which can, in some cases, be used for take-off or for extending a flight...

 and powered aerobatic
Competition aerobatics
Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying. It is practiced in both piston-powered single-engine airplanes and gliders....

 pilot.

He won the 18th FAI
Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale is the world governing body for air sports and aeronautics and astronautics world records. Its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. This includes man-carrying aerospace vehicles from balloons to spacecraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles...

 World (Powered) Aerobatic Championships 1996 in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Oklahoma City is the capital and the largest city in the state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, the city ranks 31st among United States cities in population. The city's population, from the 2010 census, was 579,999, with a metro-area population of 1,252,987 . In 2010, the Oklahoma...

 flying a Sukhoi Su-26
Sukhoi Su-26
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In the 6th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Fayence
Fayence
Fayence is a commune in the Var department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.Fayence is one of a series of "perched villages" overlooking the plain between the southern Alps and the Esterel massif, which borders the sea between Cannes and Saint-Raphaël. Fayence is a...

 in 1995 he won the team gold medal together with Mikhail Mamistov
Mikhail Mamistov
Mikhail Mamistov, born 26 April 1961 in Leningrad, is a Russian powered and glider aerobatic pilot.-Glider Aerobatics:He won the FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships 1995 and 1997, and the FAI European Glider Aerobatic Championships 1996....

 and Sergei Rakhmanin
Sergei Rakhmanin
Sergey Rakhmanin is a Russian powered and glider aerobatic pilot and flight instructor.-Powered aerobatic competitions:In 1991, he became the last USSR Absolute Aerobatic Champion...

. They all flew Swift S-1
Swift S-1
-Comparable aircraft:*Celair GA-1 Celstar*MDM-1 Fox*PZL Bielsko SZD-59-External links:* by Margański & Mysłowski Zakłady Lotnicze Sp. z o. o....

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