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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID
Gliding D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 158,84 km/h 13 Dec 2016 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (18093) ratified - superseded since approved African 18093
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 300 km 164,28 km/h 12 Dec 2016 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (18094) ratified - current record African 18094
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 149,06 km/h 05 Dec 2015 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (17757) ratified - superseded since approved World 17757
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 149,06 km/h 05 Dec 2015 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (17758) ratified - current record African 17758
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 156,66 km/h 07 Jan 2015 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (17400) ratified - current record African 17400
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 100 km 205,89 km/h 06 Jan 2015 Tiji Schmelzer (BEL) (16564) ratified - superseded since approved African 16564
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Gliding D15 Free out-and-return distance 1 013,1 km 18 May 2013 Bert Jr Schmelzer (BEL) (16812) ratified - current record European 16812
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Gliding D15 Out-and-return distance 1 011,2 km 18 May 2013 Bert Jr Schmelzer (BEL) (16813) ratified - current record European 16813
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Gliding D15 Speed over an out-and-return course of 1 000 km 105,62 km/h 18 May 2013 Bert Jr Schmelzer (BEL) (16814) ratified - current record European 16814
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Gliding D15 Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 148,1 km 20 Dec 2011 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (16422) ratified - current record African 16422
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 148,1 km 20 Dec 2011 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (16519) ratified - superseded since approved African 16519
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Gliding D15 Speed over a triangular course of 500 km 162,8 km/h 14 Dec 2009 Johan Luyckx (BEL) (15691) ratified - superseded since approved World 15691
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Ballooning, Ballooning, Ballooning, Ballooning, Ballooning, Ballooning AA-06 Distance 3 400,39 km 06 Oct 2005 Bob Berben (BEL) (11989) ratified - superseded since approved World 11989
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Ballooning AA-07 Distance 3 400,39 km 06 Oct 2005 Bob Berben (BEL) (12287) ratified - superseded since approved World 12287
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Ballooning, Ballooning AX-03 Duration 6 h 05 min 03 sec 31 Jan 1987 Claude Van Hoorebeeck (BEL) (225) ratified - superseded since approved World 225
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Ballooning AX-05 Duration 8 h 01 min 32 sec 21 Feb 1985 Marc Sevrin (BEL) (10805) ratified - superseded since approved World 10805
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Gliding D2-M Out-and-return distance 617,95 km 29 Dec 1981 Luc De Preter (BEL) (10249) ratified - superseded since approved World 10249
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Gliding D1 Duration 10 h 19 min 43 sec 26 Jul 1925 Albert Massaux (BEL) (4453) ratified - superseded since approved World 4453
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