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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 235,20 km/h 14 Mar 1984 Richard Flohr (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 2623
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Altitude 10 281 m 12 Feb 1984 Richard Flohr (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 1901
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Altitude in horizontal flight 10 281 m 12 Feb 1984 Richard Flohr (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 1902
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 13 min 54 sec 12 Feb 1984 Richard Flohr (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 1903
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Altitude in horizontal flight 10 889 m 12 Feb 1984 Wilhelm Heller (FRG) ratified - current record World 1609
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 28 min 21 sec 12 Feb 1984 Richard Flohr (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 1904
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 3 min 09 sec 12 Feb 1984 Wilhelm Heller (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 1610
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 8 min 52 sec 12 Feb 1984 Wilhelm Heller (FRG) ratified - current record World 1611
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 20 min 54 sec 12 Feb 1984 Wilhelm Heller (FRG) ratified - current record World 1612
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Distance 298.8 km 03 Jul 1983 Hajo Wiedorn-roy (GER) (8075) ratified - superseded since approved World 8075
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 278,722 km/h 12 Jun 1983 Richard Flohr (FRG) reclassified after changes in city / country names World 13818
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 297,213 km/h 10 Jun 1983 Richard Flohr (FRG) reclassified after changes in city / country names World 13647
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Altitude in horizontal flight 10 270 m 04 Jun 1983 Richard Flohr (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 3493
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 259,2 km/h 01 Jun 1983 Karl U. Voelkel (GER) (12734) ratified - current record World 12734
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 498,67 km/h 22 Mar 1983 Richard Flohr (FRG) ratified - current record World 13722
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km without payload 333,53 km/h 14 Aug 1982 Wilhelm Heller (FRG) ratified - superseded since approved World 1345
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 343,6 km/h 24 May 1982 Margit Orlowski (GER) (13492) ratified - current record World 13492
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 343,6 km/h 24 May 1982 Margit Orlowski (GER) (13673) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 13673
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 98,6 km/h 02 Apr 1982 Hermann Greiner (GER) (12260) ratified - current record World 12260
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 97,5 km/h 01 Apr 1982 Berthold Sessler (GER) ratified - current record World 12172
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 172,27 km/h 28 Sep 1981 Michael Schulz (GER) (12748) ratified - current record World 12748
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 321,35 km/h 12 Jul 1981 Margit Orlowski (GER) (13624) ratified - current record World 13624
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 321,35 km/h 12 Jul 1981 Margit Orlowski (GER) (13625) ratified - superseded since approved World 13625
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Powered Aeroplanes C-3c-08 Distance 3 165,10 km 02 Jul 1981 Dietrich Schmitt (GER) (3081) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 3081
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 303,22 km/h 18 Apr 1981 Wilhelm Heller (FRG) ratified - current record World 1104
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 392,02 km/h 12 Jul 1980 Dietrich Schmitt (GER) (1452) ratified - current record World 1452
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 279,92 km/h 30 Jun 1979 Dietrich Schmitt (GER) (14085) ratified - current record World 14085
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 238.73 km/h 19 Aug 1978 Dietrich Schmitt (GER) (13975) ratified - superseded since approved World 13975
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 251,90 km/h 28 Jul 1977 Dietrich Schmitt (GER) (1451) ratified - superseded since approved World 1451
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 290,16 km/h 31 Oct 1976 Horst Reger (GER) (13940) ratified - current record World 13940
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to 6 000 m with 1 000 kg payload 16 min 2 sec 15 Mar 1972 F. M. Tuytjens (GER) (8091) ratified - current record World 8091
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Greatest payload 1 000 kg 15 Mar 1972 F. M. Tuytjens (GER) (19264) ratified - current record World 19264
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Altitude 9 963 m 15 Mar 1972 F. M. Tuytjens (GER) (8092) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 8092
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Altitude with 1 000 kg payload 8 624 m 15 Mar 1972 F. M. Tuytjens (GER) (8093) ratified - current record World 8093
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Greatest mass carried to height of 2 000 m 1 000 kg 15 Mar 1972 F. M. Tuytjens (GER) (8094) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 8094
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 44 min 4 sec 15 Mar 1972 F. M. Tuytjens (GER) (8107) ratified - superseded since approved World 8107
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 6 min 6 sec 15 Mar 1972 F. M. Tuytjens (GER) (8469) ratified - superseded since approved World 8469
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 243,01 km/h 30 Nov 1938 Alfred Henke (GER) ratified - superseded since approved World 8984
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 192,308 km/h 30 Nov 1938 Alfred Henke (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 733
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 320,919 km/h 14 Aug 1938 Alfred Henke (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 624
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 255,499 km/h 11 Aug 1938 Alfred Henke (GER) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 731
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