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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Regionsort descending ID
Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a 3 km course 207,7 km/h 16 Nov 2002 Kenneth H. Wallis (GBR) ratified - current record World 7602
Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 292,15 km/h 19 Feb 1989 Brian Dempsey (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1109
Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Distance 4 260.07 km 08 Sep 1956 Frantisek Novak (CZE) ratified - superseded since approved World 8102
Powered Aeroplanes C-1t Altitude with 45 000 kg payload 11 366 m 03 Apr 2015 Jonathan M. Flowers (USA) ratified - current record World 17444
Ballooning A-Absolute Duration 146 h 44 min 20 Jan 1997 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3980
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 910,11 km/h 31 Oct 1977 Walter H. Mullikin (USA) ratified - current record World 5608
Gliding D13 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 102,68 km 24 Jul 2018 Ghislaine Facon (FRA) ratified - current record World 19448
Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 111,71 km/h 18 Oct 2002 Graham A. Ponsford (GBR) ratified - current record World 7546
Powered Aeroplanes C-1p Time to climb to a height of 12 000 m 10 min 15 sec 19 Nov 1988 Ira S. Paul (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3848
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
Powered Aeroplanes C-1t Time to climb to 9 000 m with 35 000 kg payload 13 min 7 sec 03 Apr 2015 Jonathan M. Flowers (USA) ratified - current record World 17476
Gliding D2 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 135,38 km/h 02 Jan 1997 Hana Zejdova (CZE) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3944
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Distance over a closed course 5 019,07 km 16 Sep 1977 Iraïda Vertiprakhova (URS) ratified - superseded since approved World 12377
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 804,27km/h 20 Jun 2021 Gregory E. Madonna (USA) ratified - current record World 19482
Powered Aeroplanes C-3k Time to climb to 3 000 m with 1 000 kg payload 3 min 35 sec 07 Sep 2002 Nikolai Kuleshov (RUS) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 7611
Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance in a closed circuit: 176 167.00 km 03 Sep 1988 Li Shihao (CHN) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 2496
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 610,90 km/h 27 Nov 1954 Cecilio Imaz Batida (ESP) ratified - superseded since approved World 5065
Ballooning AA-15 Distance 10 711,6 km 31 Jan 2015 Troy Bradley (USA) ratified - current record World 17975
Ballooning AM-12 Altitude 10 589 m 25 Nov 1996 Per Axel Lindstrand (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 4876
Gliding D1 Distance in a straight line 837 km 19 Apr 1977 Adela Dankowska (POL) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 6977
Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 238,69 km/h 15 Aug 2002 Denis Guillotel (FRA) ratified - current record World 7494
Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 134,04 km/h 05 Aug 1988 Kenneth H. Wallis (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 280
Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 419,48 km/h 05 Dec 1953 Guido Ferrari (ITA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10431
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 878,69 km/h 08 Oct 1996 William R. Wallace (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3686
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload 3 367,22 km/h 27 Jul 1976 Adolphus Bledsoe (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3928
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 780,41 km/h 10 Jul 2002 Damon A. Powell (USA) ratified - current record World 7412
Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 2 min 20 sec 27 Jun 1988 Edward H. Wachs (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2636
Gliding D1 Out-and-return distance 290,198 km 12 May 1953 Marcelle Choisnet-gohard (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10104
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 1 016,49 km/h 14 Sep 1996 Karl Jensen (SWE) ratified - current record World 3935
Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 623.79 km/h 18 May 1976 Arnold Palmer (USA) ratified - current record World 16240
Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 247,66 km/h 23 May 2002 John P. Frewer (GBR) ratified - current record World 7365
Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed around the world, Westbound 87,51 km/h 27 May 1988 Charles C. Classen (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1614
Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Distance over a closed course 2 500 km 12 Aug 1952 Robert E.A. Goemans (BEL) ratified - superseded since approved World 10972
Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance in a closed circuit: 190 130,00 km 16 Jul 2014 Roger Thierry (FRA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17255
Microlights and paramotors RPF1T Distance in a straight line without landing 307,41 km 28 Jul 1996 Pierre Allet (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3685
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
Microlights and paramotors RPL2T Distance in a straight line without landing 474,7 km 07 Feb 2022 Eduardo Lagoa (POR) ratified - superseded since approved World 19631
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 591,05 km/h 20 Feb 2002 Stephen M. Johnson (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7328
Microlights and paramotors RWL1T Distance in a straight line with limited fuel 109,20 km 27 Mar 1988 Christian Van Houtte (BEL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4238
Powered Aeroplanes C-2b-08 Altitude 6 148 m 03 Sep 1951 Harold E. Mistele (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2273
Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 30,59 km/h 05 May 2014 Seiko Fukuoka Naville (FRA) ratified - current record World 17106
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 146,39 km/h 26 Jun 1996 C. Nelson Gain (CAN) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3203
Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 345,43 km/h 06 Aug 1975 Amos Buettell (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 13998
Parachuting G-1 Dynamic 4-way fastest time achieved in any speed 59,962 sec 09 Apr 2022 Aspire (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 19677
Powered Aeroplanes C-1q Greatest payload 40 632 kg 28 Nov 2001 Norman E. Howell (USA) ratified - current record World 7160
Powered Aeroplanes C-1k Speed over a recognised course 944,28 km/h 27 Feb 1988 Allen E. Paulson (USA) ratified - current record World 16253
Powered Aeroplanes C-3 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 389.27 km/h 22 Jul 1950 L.R. Colquhoun (GBR) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3220
Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 806,25 km/h 25 Feb 2014 Earl T. Leonard III (USA) ratified - current record World 17058
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 304,83 km/h 13 May 1996 R. W. "Buzz" Kaplan (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3743
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 5 000 km with 40 000 kg payload 815,968 km/h 10 Jul 1975 Alexandre Turumine (URS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 8636

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