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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Regionsort ascending ID
Gliding DU Free out-and-return distance 312,2 km 24 May 2003 Tanja Pristavec (SLO) ratified - current record World 7789
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Altitude 17 091 m 12 Oct 1961 Jacqueline Cochran (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 12855
Experimental / New Technologies CS Free Distance along a course 2 614,5 km 01 Jun 2015 André Borschberg (SUI) ratified - superseded since approved World 17558
Powered Aeroplanes N Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 18 min 34 sec 05 Mar 1985 Frank D. Hadden (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1573
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
Microlights and paramotors RPL1T Speed over a straight course 43,42 km/h 20 Feb 2003 Roman Zelenko (SLO) ratified - superseded since approved World 7637
Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km with 5 000 kg payload 875.86 km/h 03 Sep 1961 Gueorgui Bourianov (URS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 3655
Airship BA-08 Distance 93,46 km 12 Feb 1985 Bryan Allen (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 457
Parachuting G-2 63 skydivers 30 Nov 2013 Team/Crew ratified - superseded since approved World 16987
Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course, round trip 319,09 km/h 06 Sep 1993 Stuart C. Goldberg (USA) ratified - current record World 789
Experimental / New Technologies CS Speed around the world 2,89 km/h 26 Jul 2016 Solar Impulse Team ratified - current record World 17901
Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 500 km 136,82 km/h 20 Dec 2002 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 7589
Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Speed over a recognised course 25 Jun 1961 Robert W. Fero (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16476
Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 387,40 km/h 17 Apr 2015 Klaus H. Savier (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 17494
Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 270,72 km/h 17 Dec 1984 Millard Harmon (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 13035
Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F2C Race Time in Competition (200 laps): 137 6 min 24,1 sec 29 Jul 2011 Surugue / Surugue (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 16285
Ballooning AX-03 Distance 37,87 km 06 Aug 1993 Emma Williams (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 438
Parachuting G-2 42 skydivers 18 Jun 2015 Team/Crew ratified - superseded since approved World 17573
Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 1 036,19 km/h 07 Nov 2002 Gregory S. Sheldon (USA) ratified - current record World 7552
Parachuting G-O Accuracy Landing, delayed opening, 600m 10,72 m 04 May 1961 Eva Hribalova (TCH) ratified - superseded since approved World 12491
Powered Aeroplanes C-1t Time to climb to 3 000 m with 100 000 kg payload 4 min 38 sec 03 Apr 2015 Jonathan M. Flowers (USA) ratified - current record World 17462
Ballooning AS-11 Altitude 5 415 m 20 Nov 1984 Julian R. P. Nott (GBR) ratified - current record World 619
Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-2 Straight distance to a declared goal 170,3 km 26 Jun 1993 William Woodruff (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 952
Parachuting G-1 4-way - Longest sequence 14 formations 18 Aug 2014 France ratified - superseded since approved World 17287
Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-9 Gyrocopter Duration Gyrocopter Duration 135 1 min 33 sec 29 Sep 2002 Stuart Lodge (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 7530
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km with 1 000 kg payload 1 708,82 km/h 12 Jan 1961 Henry J. Deutschendorf (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4551
Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 676,89 km/h 07 Mar 2015 Shonin Casey Davis (USA) ratified - current record World 17426
Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 323,06 km/h 30 Sep 1984 Jim York (USA) ratified - current record World 3446
Microlights and paramotors RWL2T Distance in a straight line without landing 749,8 km 21 Oct 2017 Hans - Ulrich Dörr (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 18278
Ballooning AM-11 Altitude 7 199 m 03 Jun 1993 Philip Robert Kavanagh (AUS) ratified - superseded since approved World 909
Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 423,23 km/h 21 Aug 2002 J. Jeffrey Brausch (USA) ratified - current record World 7488
Powered Aeroplanes C-3c-08 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 270,27 km/h 21 Jul 1960 Giuseppe Alesini (ITA) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 3213
Powered Aeroplanes C-1m Speed over a recognised course 892,44 km/h 17 Dec 2014 Robert S. McKenney (USA) ratified - current record World 17394
Ballooning AM-11 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10496
Microlights and paramotors RWL2T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km 122,17 km/h 16 May 1993 Bruno Bouron (FRA) ratified - superseded since approved World 138
Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Straight distance to a declared goal 273,7 km 03 Aug 2002 Bruce Goldsmith (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 7496
Gliding D1 Speed over a triangular course of 200 km 67.56 km/h 06 May 1960 Maksymiliana Paszyc (POL) ratified - superseded since approved World 4401
Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance to goal and return: 195 98,29 km 18 Oct 2014 Jüri Laidna (EST) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17335
Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 714,96 km/h 26 Jul 1984 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) ratified - current record World 16308
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 815,33 km/h 07 Mar 1993 Vaughn B. Cordle (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 2045
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 911,51 km/h 25 Jun 2002 James E. Hamilton (USA) ratified - current record World 7383
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km with 15 000 kg payload 871,38 km/h 24 Mar 1960 Ivan Soukhomline (URS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 8130
Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a recognised course 262,83 km/h 28 Jul 2014 Elliot D. Seguin (USA) ratified - current record World 17273
Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 202,68 km/h 11 Jul 1984 Millard Harmon (USA) ratified - current record World 13867
Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-1 Distance over a triangular course 208,0 km 27 Dec 2017 Alexandra Serebrennikova (RUS) ratified - current record World 18368
Ballooning AX-10 Distance 468,86 km 13 Jan 1993 Jetta M. Schantz (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 98
Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 339,34 km/h 01 Apr 2002 Claude Meunier (AUS) ratified - current record World 7343
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Altitude with 55 000 kg payload 13 121 m 29 Oct 1959 Boris Stepanov (URS) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 4570
Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 395,15 km/h 10 May 1984 Herman Krug (GER) ratified - current record World 14091
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 828,43 km/h 19 Dec 1992 Vaughn B. Cordle (USA) ratified - current record World 2026

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