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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performancesort descending Date Claimant Status Region ID
Experimental / New Technologies CS Distance along a course, pre-declared waypoints 1 487,6 km 23 May 2013 André Borschberg (SUI) ratified - superseded since approved World 16816
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 1 194,17 km/h 30 Jul 2001 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7071
Powered Aeroplanes C-1s Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km with 5 000 kg payload 1 678,00 km/h 03 Nov 1989 Boris I. Veremey (URS) ratified - current record World 4060
Gliding D15 Free triangle distance 1 062,5 km 20 Dec 2011 Susanne Schödel (GER) ratified - current record African 16528
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 1 759,80 km/h 05 Apr 1989 K.D. Leney (GBR) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7424
Powered Aeroplanes C 3rd category 1927-1931 Distance in a straight line 1 581,84 km 27 Oct 1927 Max Knipping (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9166
Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 608,2 km 08 Dec 2010 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 16138
Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 1 min 43 sec 06 Feb 1989 Edward H. Wachs (USA) ratified - current record World 2639
Powered Aeroplanes C-1m Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 1 min 39 sec 19 Nov 1988 Ira S. Paul (USA) ratified - current record World 3862
Space records K-2 Altitude in elliptical orbit 1 369 km 15 Sep 1966 Charles Conrad Jr. (USA) ratified - current record World 9537
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, delayed opening, 1 500m 1,56 m 21 Dec 1965 Antonina Kencitskaia (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 12505
Powered Aeroplanes C-1q Speed over a recognised course 1 172,05 km/h 11 Nov 1999 Geoffrey Mussett (GBR) ratified - current record World 6317
Microlights and paramotors RAL1T Distance in a straight line without landing 1 028,92 km 26 Sep 1987 Thomas E. Pratt (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4234
Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Distance over a closed circuit without landing 1 275 km 12 Jun 1923 M.-A. Schur (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 11716
Powered Aeroplanes H Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 1 min 26,66 sec 12 Jan 1987 Bernard C. Scott (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 5544
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, delayed opening, 1 500m, group of 3 1,91 m 26 Jul 1963 Ussr Team (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 11164
Ballooning AM-15 Duration 1 h 38 min 04 Nov 1998 Dr Janet Folkes (GBR) ratified - current record World 6007
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, opening without delay, 1 000m 1,80 m 18 Sep 1962 Anita Storck (DDR) ratified - superseded since approved World 11458
Parachuting G-1 Carved Speed 70m 1,747 sec 27 Sep 2024 Curtis Bartholomew (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 20463
Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 1 033,22 km/h 05 May 1997 Richard R. Severson (USA) ratified - current record World 4394
Microlights and paramotors RPL1T Distance in a straight line without landing 1 023,1 km 23 Jun 2005 Alexander Bogdanov (RUS) ratified - current record World 11752
Gliding D1-M Straight distance to a declared goal 1 039,87 km 25 Jan 1993 Karl A. Rabeder (AUT) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 409
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 1 323,312 km/h 20 Aug 1955 H.A. Hanes (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 8867
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing with 0.10 metre disc (group of 4) 0.95 m at the 4th round 04 Dec 1975 Ussr Team (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 11127
Powered Aeroplanes C-1k Speed over a recognised course 1 054,01 km/h 15 Dec 2003 Clay Lacy (USA) ratified - current record World 8284
Powered Aeroplanes C-1q Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 1 123,63 km/h 25 Oct 2003 William Libby (USA) ratified - current record World 7950
Gliding DO Out-and-return distance 1 123,6 km 20 Dec 2015 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) ratified - superseded since approved African 17809
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 1 min 21 sec 15 Nov 1974 Svetlana Savitskaya (RUS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 12907
Airship BX-07 Duration 1 h 26 min 52 sec 27 Aug 1982 Ronald W. Taaffe (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 509
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 1 794,32 km/h 29 Mar 1982 M. Tardieu (FRA) ratified - current record World 7751
Powered Aeroplanes C.bis 2nd category 1930-1937 Distance in a straight line 1 174.80 km 21 Oct 1937 Nicolas Fedosseev (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 11771
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 1 044,10 km/h 15 Dec 2001 Glenn W. Stickel (USA) ratified - current record World 7181
Gliding DO Triangle Distance 1 107 km 31 Dec 2013 Susanne Schödel (GER) ratified - current record World 17026
Powered Aeroplanes H Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 1 min 44,7 sec 05 Jan 1971 T.L. Lecky-thompson (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 5546
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 1 331,01 km/h 19 Mar 1990 Geoffrey Mussett (GBR) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7438
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, delayed opening, 2 000m, group of 9 0.748 m 20 Sep 1968 Ussr Team (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 13541
Ballooning A-5th Distance 1 198,900 km 12 Sep 1927 Edward J. Hill (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10628
Microlights and paramotors RPF2T Altitude 1 334 m 18 Mar 2000 Kevin Bates (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 6487
Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Gain in altitude: 173 1 749 m 09 Aug 1988 Tamara Voitenko (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 10878
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, opening without delay, 1 000m 0.59 m 16 Jul 1965 Tatiana Chnitova (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 11461
Powered Aeroplanes C Duration with 2 000 kg payload 1 h 19 min 11,8 sec 27 Oct 1923 Harold R. Harris (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 8145
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 5 000 km with 25 000 kg payload 1 054,21 km/h 17 Sep 1987 H. Brent Hedgpeth (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4194
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 1 729.38 km/h 13 Jul 1987 John Cook (GBR) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7434
Ballooning AM-06 Distance 1 323 km 16 Nov 2007 Troy Bradley (USA) ratified - current record World 14874
Gliding D1 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 434,99 km 12 May 1994 Karl Heinrich Striedieck (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1466
Parachuting G-1 Carved Speed 70m 1,758 sec 27 Sep 2024 Gonçalo Resende (POR) ratified - superseded since approved European 20467
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 1 013,04 km/h 01 Dec 1993 Gordon R. Beck (USA) ratified - current record World 905
Powered Aeroplanes C-1q Speed over a recognised course 1 100,05 km/h 27 Sep 1993 Stuart Robertson (GBR) ratified - current record World 7445
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, delayed opening, 600m 1,87 m 24 Mar 1960 Ruzena Rybova (TCH) ratified - superseded since approved World 11383
Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 1 min 19 sec 20 Feb 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2645

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