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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Statussort ascending Region ID
Gliding D1 Free out-and-return distance 305,624 km 07 Jul 1938 Bernhard Flinsch (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 13604
Gliding D2 Out-and-return distance 515,822 km 03 Jun 1973 Isabella Gorokhova (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 10155
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing with 0.10 metre disc 0.01 m at the 24th round 29 Feb 1980 Mark R. Jones (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 12440
Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 365,15 km/h 14 Sep 1989 Eric Howard Wheatley (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 13826
Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km with 2 000 kg payload 403,42 km/h 30 Mar 1938 Mario Stoppani (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 11554
Ballooning AX-09 Duration 11 h 14 min 14 Dec 1972 Robert Sparks (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 5164
Rotorcraft E-1 Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 3 min 33 sec 30 Dec 1968 James P. Ervin (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 13145
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 129,54 km/h 21 Dec 1979 Hans Werner Grosse (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 5500
Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over 2 000 km with 1 000 kg payload 437,03 km/h 08 Feb 1938 Maurice Rossi (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 14546
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, delayed opening, 2 000m, group of 9 0.41 m 12 Oct 1972 Ussr Team (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 13542
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing with 0.10 metre disc 0.04 m at the 26th round 24 Oct 1979 Zoa Nikolaeva (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 11084
Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-1 Gain of height 3 352 m 06 Jul 1989 Kevin Klinefelter (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 78
Ballooning AX-10 Altitude 10 964 m 14 Jul 1972 Julian R. P. Nott (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 10762
Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-1 declared out-and-return distance 79,1 km 17 Jul 1979 George D. Worthington (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1655
Ballooning AX-09 Duration 8 h 48 min 29 Mar 1972 Matt H. Wiederkehr (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10758
Powered Aeroplanes C 2nd category 1937-1949 Speed over 1 000 km 263,99 km 08 Sep 1937 Madeleine Charnaux (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 12104
Powered Aeroplanes C 4th category 1929-1937 Speed over 500 km 154,53 km/h 07 Jun 1937 Gustave Duverne (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 14538
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 815,35 km/h 09 Mar 2004 Karl F. Holly (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 8824
Powered Aeroplanes C 2nd category 1937-1949 Speed over 100 km 285,26 km/h 08 May 1937 Madeleine Charnaux (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 12017
Parachuting G-1 Highest average speed 441,59 km/h 12 Aug 2021 Maxine Tate (USA) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 19541
Powered Aeroplanes C.bis 1st category 1931-1937 Speed over 100 km 127.36 km/h 09 Dec 1936 Crystal Mowry (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 12151
Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 11 min 14 sec 08 Jun 1971 Thomas G. Yoha (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3361
Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km with 2 000 kg payload 307,31 km/h 07 Jul 1936 Mario Stoppani (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 11538
Space records K-3 Total extravehicular duration on the surface of the celestial body by all crew members 17 h 33 min 29 sec 09 Feb 1971 Alan B. Shepard, Jr (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10309
Parachuting G-1 Highest average speed 459,09 km/h 29 Oct 2021 Maxine Tate (USA) ratified - superseded since approved North-American 19596
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 828 km/h 12 Dec 1988 Keith J. Mackey (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 7704
Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over courses 102,50 km/h 16 Dec 1935 André Japy (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 8985
Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 243,40 km/h 09 Nov 2003 Tom K. Serkowski (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 7983
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, opening without delay, 1 000m, group of 9 0.06 m 23 Sep 1970 Ussr Team (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 12644
Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km without payload 468,46 km/h 20 May 2016 John S. Brush (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 17844
Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a given distance of 100 km 476,32 km/h 10 Aug 1935 Maurice Arnoux (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9679
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 1 058,87 km/h 11 Dec 1996 Richard A. Saber (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3901
Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 330,28 km/h 25 Jun 1970 Judy Wagner (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4717
Powered Aeroplanes C 1st category 1933-1937 Speed over 100 km 268,17 km/h 15 Jan 1935 Helen Maccloskey (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 12109
Ballooning AX-07 Duration 4 h 52 min 01 Feb 1970 Raymond A. Munro (CAN) ratified - superseded since approved World 5213
Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Time to climb to a height of 15 000 m 18 min 38,36 sec 28 Jun 1988 Edward H. Wachs (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 8522
Powered Aeroplanes C 1st category 1933-1937 Speed over 1 000 km 250,086 km/h 08 Jul 1934 Hélène Boucher (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 12033
Ballooning AM-11 Altitude 8 377 m 22 Sep 1996 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4372
Space records K-3 Duration of stay in orbit around a celestial body 88 h 56 min 01 sec 21 Nov 1969 Richard F. Gordon (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2312
Powered Aeroplanes C 2nd category 1933-1936 Altitude 10 008 m 24 Dec 1933 Furio Niclot (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 8371
Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Distance over a closed course 14 441.26 km 07 Oct 1969 James R. Bede (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3789
Powered Aeroplanes C 3rd category 1933-1937 Distance in a straight line 886.68 km 24 Apr 1933 Sebastiano Bedendo (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9211
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, opening without delay, 2 000m, group of 5 0.00 m 04 Jul 1969 Bulgarian Team (BUL) ratified - superseded since approved World 12713
Gliding DU Free distance using up to 3 turn points 799,5 km 22 May 2003 Bostjan Pristavec (SLO) ratified - superseded since approved World 7786
Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 268,30 km/h 16 May 1996 R. W. "Buzz" Kaplan (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3182
Rotorcraft E-3 Speed over a 3 km course 179,00 km/h 12 May 1969 Kenneth H. Wallis (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 307
Parachuting G-2 VFS Largest Formation Head Down 72 skydivers 25 Nov 2022 Team/Crew ratified - superseded since approved World 19873
Parachuting G-2 Wingsuit Distance of Flight 18,149 km 30 May 2015 Jackie Harper (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 17561
Powered Aeroplanes C.bis Speed over a closed circuit over 5 000 km without payload 139,57 km/h 05 Jun 1931 Gérôme, Lt de Vaisseau Paris (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 11699
Parachuting G-1 Highest Time 87,3 sec 26 May 2015 Espen Fadnes (NOR) ratified - superseded since approved World 17525

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