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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Altitude with 1 000 kg payload 15 552 m 31 Mar 1994 Werner Kraut (GER) (1298) ratified - current record World 1298
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Distance 6 171,35 km 13 Aug 1988 Egon Evertz (GER) (8116) ratified - current record World 8116
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 597,87 km/h 30 Aug 1984 Herman Krug (GER) (3475) ratified - current record World 3475
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 568,86 km/h 30 Aug 1984 Herman Krug (GER) (3476) ratified - current record World 3476
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 565,17 km/h 30 Aug 1984 Herman Krug (GER) (3477) ratified - current record World 3477
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 564,01 km/h 30 Aug 1984 Herman Krug (GER) (3478) ratified - current record World 3478
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 563,59 km/h 30 Aug 1984 Herman Krug (GER) (3479) ratified - current record World 3479
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 571,43 km/h 22 May 1982 Joachim H. Blumschein (GER) (3342) ratified - current record World 3342
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 571,43 km/h 22 May 1982 Joachim H. Blumschein (GER) (3343) ratified - current record World 3343
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload 572,08 km/h 22 May 1982 Joachim H. Blumschein (GER) (3344) ratified - current record World 3344
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km without payload 569,85 km/h 22 May 1982 Joachim H. Blumschein (GER) (3345) ratified - current record World 3345
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