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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Regionsort ascending ID
Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F2A Speed in competition: F134 307,4 km/h 29 Jul 2011 Ken Morrissey (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 18532
Ballooning AM-05 Duration 1 h 17 min 33 sec 22 May 1998 Dr Janet Folkes (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 5816
Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 211,18 km/h 08 Dec 2006 Ronald Stirk (RSA) ratified - superseded since approved World 14366
Gliding D2-M Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 109 km/h 06 Dec 1979 Willibald Collee (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 10261
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 5 000 km without payload 944,91 km/h 17 Sep 1958 Charles E. Gibbs (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4540
Microlights and paramotors RWL1T Distance in a closed circuit with limited fuel 213,60 km 16 Jul 1989 Yves Rousseau (FRA) ratified - current record World 163
Space records K-2 Total duration of flight of spaceships while linked 138 d 09 h 45 min 46 sec 02 Nov 1978 Vladimir Kovalyonok (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 9449
Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5D Speed in a closed circuit in competition (10 laps): F090 52,93 sec 27 Aug 2014 Ondrej Hacker (CZE) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 18569
Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 157,23 km/h 18 May 1998 Barry H. A. Markham (AUS) ratified - current record World 6178
Rotorcraft E-1c Distance without landing 1 555 km 19 Oct 2006 Claude Meunier (AUS) ratified - current record World 14237
Ballooning AX-09 Altitude 16 154 m 01 Aug 1979 Chauncey M. Dunn (USA) ratified - current record World 243
Rotorcraft E-1 Altitude without payload 10 984 m 13 Jun 1958 Jean Boulet (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 9874
Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-1 Declared distance around a triangular course 161,0 km 10 Jun 1989 Drew Wayne Cooper (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 75
Ballooning AA-12 Duration 137 h 5 min 50 sec 17 Aug 1978 Ben L. Abruzzo (USA) ratified - current record World 1041
Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 911,74 km/h 02 Jun 2018 Mark S. Assaid (USA) ratified - current record World 18604
Powered Aeroplanes C-3b-08 Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 4 min 23 sec 21 Apr 1998 Bobby K. Wilkes (USA) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 5369
Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km with 2 000 kg payload 651,02 km/h 09 Sep 2006 Nikolai Kuleshov (RUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 14398
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km with 5 000 kg payload 970,821 km/h 24 Sep 1957 Valentine Kovaliev (URS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 9087
Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F1N Duration (ceiling over 30m): 118-d 1 min 30,7 sec 04 Sep 2006 Mitsuru Ishii (JPN) ratified - superseded since approved World 14050
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Distance over a closed course 2 002,60 km 11 Sep 1957 Jouri Alacheev (URS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4549
Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 02 min 51 sec 17 Apr 1989 Jerry Hoyt (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4127
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload 2 333 km/h 12 Apr 1978 Svetlana Savitskaya (RUS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 13044
Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 929,89 km/h 13 Jul 2018 Brian D. Dickerson (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 18650
Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-2 Speed over out-and-return courses of 300 km 61,53 km/h 12 Feb 1998 James Neff (CAN) ratified - current record World 5291
Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-2 Straight distance to a declared goal 564,6 km 29 Jul 2006 Robin Hamilton (GBR) ratified - current record World 14034
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, opening without delay, 1 500m, group of 5 17,49 m 16 Apr 1957 Ussr Team (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 11302
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km with 125 000 kg payload 813,09 km/h 22 Mar 1989 Alexandre Galunenko (URS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 8953
Gliding D1 Straight distance to a declared goal 1 254.26 km 14 Jan 1978 David Napier Speight (NZL) ratified - superseded since approved World 340
U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-3 Duration - Time 6 h 7 min 45 sec 11 Jul 2018 Centre for Aerospace Research MIT Campus, Anna University (IND) ratified - current record World 18694
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 917,13 km/h 23 Dec 1997 William Daniel Mccarthy (USA) ratified - current record World 5253
Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance to goal and return: 174 142,8 km 27 May 2006 Raymond J.V. Cooper (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 13877
Rotorcraft E-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 228,39 km/h 12 Jul 1956 Claude E. Hargett (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 13068
Powered Aeroplanes C-1v Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km with 10 000 kg payload 813,09 km/h 22 Mar 1989 Alexandre Galunenko (URS) ratified - current record World 8990
Parachuting G-2 Distance of Fall without a Drogue 14 215 m 26 Oct 1977 Team (-) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 9478
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 1 002,08 km/h 06 Nov 1997 John J. Bauer (USA) ratified - current record World 5064
Powered Aeroplanes C-Absolute Distance around a closed circuit 40 706,53 km 17 Mar 2006 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 13234
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, delayed opening, 600m, group of 3 21 m 21 Jul 1955 Ussr Team (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 11155
Powered Aeroplanes C-1v Altitude 12 340 m 22 Mar 1989 Alexandre Galunenko (URS) ratified - current record World 9023
Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 319,567 km/h 26 Jul 1977 Oleg A. Boulyguine (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 8011
Microlights and paramotors RPL2T Distance in a straight line without landing 427,07 km 17 Oct 2018 Krzysztof Romicki (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 18760
Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 195,04 km/h 20 Sep 1997 Traian Gheorghiu (ROU) reclassified after changes in city / country names World 5330
Powered Aeroplanes C-Absolute Distance 41 467,53 km 11 Feb 2006 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - current record World 13081
Powered Aeroplanes C-2c-08 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 211,32 km/h 18 Aug 1954 Harold E. Mistele (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2276
Powered Aeroplanes C-1t Altitude with 150 000 kg payload 12 340 m 22 Mar 1989 Alexandre Galunenko (URS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 9055
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Greatest mass carried to height of 2 000 m 381 108,25 kg 01 Nov 1976 William J. Allsopp (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 8899
Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Declared distance using up to 3 turn points 383,8 km 30 Nov 2018 Seiko Fukuoka Naville (FRA) ratified - current record World 18798
Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Time to climb to 6 000 m with 1 000 kg payload 05 min 23 sec 14 Sep 1997 Gary M. Freeman (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 4930
Ballooning AX-12 Duration 50 h 38 min 01 Feb 1997 Michio Kanda (JPN) ratified - superseded since approved World 5060
Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 1 066,49 km/h 05 Dec 2005 Johannes Hesshaimer (GER) ratified - current record World 12302
Rotorcraft E-1 Altitude without payload 6 739 m 02 Sep 1953 Russel M. Dobyns (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 2185

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