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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID
Ballooning AA-01 Duration 14 h 15 min 19 Sep 2009 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (15605) ratified - current record World 15605
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Ballooning AA-02 Duration 14 h 15 min 19 Sep 2009 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (15606) ratified - superseded since approved World 15606
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Ballooning, Ballooning, Ballooning AA-06 Duration 89 h 20 min 06 Jul 2007 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (14707) ratified - current record World 14707
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Ballooning AA-06 Distance 4 227,1 km 06 Jul 2007 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (14708) ratified - current record World 14708
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Ballooning AA-07 Distance 4 227,1 km 06 Jul 2007 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (14709) ratified - current record World 14709
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Ballooning AA-08 Distance 4 227,1 km 06 Jul 2007 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (14710) ratified - current record World 14710
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Ballooning AA-09 Distance 4 227,1 km 06 Jul 2007 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (14711) ratified - current record World 14711
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Ballooning AX-05 Altitude 9 900 m 14 Jan 2007 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (14416) ratified - current record World 14416
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Airship BX-03 Duration 4 h 14 Dec 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (10360) ratified - superseded since approved World 10360
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Airship BX-03 Altitude 6 614 m 13 Dec 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (10359) ratified - current record World 10359
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Airship BX-04 Altitude 6 614 m 13 Dec 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11683) ratified - superseded since approved World 11683
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Airship BX-05 Altitude 6 614 m 13 Dec 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11684) ratified - superseded since approved World 11684
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Airship BX-06 Altitude 6 614 m 13 Dec 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11685) ratified - superseded since approved World 11685
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Airship BX-07 Altitude 6 614 m 13 Dec 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11686) ratified - superseded since approved World 11686
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Airship BX-08 Altitude 6 614 m 13 Dec 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11687) ratified - superseded since approved World 11687
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Airship BX-09 Altitude 6 614 m 13 Dec 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11688) ratified - superseded since approved World 11688
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Airship BX-10 Altitude 6 614 m 13 Dec 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11689) ratified - superseded since approved World 11689
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Airship BX-03 Distance 95,89 km 30 Oct 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9943) ratified - superseded since approved World 9943
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Airship BX-04 Distance 95,89 km 30 Oct 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11641) ratified - superseded since approved World 11641
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Airship BX-05 Distance 95,89 km 30 Oct 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11642) ratified - superseded since approved World 11642
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Airship BX-06 Distance 95,89 km 30 Oct 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11643) ratified - superseded since approved World 11643
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Airship BX-07 Distance 95,89 km 30 Oct 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11644) ratified - superseded since approved World 11644
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Airship BX-08 Distance 95,89 km 30 Oct 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11645) ratified - superseded since approved World 11645
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Airship BX-09 Distance 95,89 km 30 Oct 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11646) ratified - superseded since approved World 11646
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Airship BX-10 Distance 95,89 km 30 Oct 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (11647) ratified - superseded since approved World 11647
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Ballooning AM-08 Altitude 12 557 m 23 Mar 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9119) ratified - current record World 9119
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Ballooning AM-09 Altitude 12 557 m 23 Mar 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9745) ratified - current record World 9745
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Ballooning AM-10 Altitude 12 557 m 23 Mar 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9746) ratified - current record World 9746
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Ballooning AM-11 Altitude 12 557 m 23 Mar 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9747) ratified - current record World 9747
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Ballooning AM-12 Altitude 12 557 m 23 Mar 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9748) ratified - current record World 9748
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Ballooning AM-13 Altitude 12 557 m 23 Mar 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9749) ratified - current record World 9749
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Ballooning AM-14 Altitude 12 557 m 23 Mar 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9750) ratified - current record World 9750
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Ballooning AM-15 Altitude 12 557 m 23 Mar 2004 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9751) ratified - current record World 9751
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Airship BX-04 Speed 25,71 km/h 17 Dec 2003 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (8262) ratified - current record World 8262
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Airship BX-05 Speed 25,71 km/h 17 Dec 2003 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9173) ratified - superseded since approved World 9173
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Airship BX-06 Speed 25,71 km/h 17 Dec 2003 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9174) ratified - superseded since approved World 9174
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Airship BX-07 Speed 25,71 km/h 17 Dec 2003 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9175) ratified - superseded since approved World 9175
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Airship BX-08 Speed 25,71 km/h 17 Dec 2003 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9176) ratified - superseded since approved World 9176
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Airship BX-09 Speed 25,71 km/h 17 Dec 2003 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9177) ratified - superseded since approved World 9177
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Airship BX-10 Speed 25,71 km/h 17 Dec 2003 David Hempleman-Adams (GBR) (9178) ratified - superseded since approved World 9178
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Rotorcraft E former G Duration 1 h 20 min 49 sec 26 Jun 1937 Ewald Rohlfs (GER) (13147) ratified - superseded since approved World 13147
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Rotorcraft E former G Distance over a closed circuit without landing 80,604 km 26 Jun 1937 Ewald Rohlfs (GER) (13148) ratified - superseded since approved World 13148
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Rotorcraft E former G Straight distance 16,4 km 26 Jun 1937 Ewald Rohlfs (GER) (13149) ratified - superseded since approved World 13149
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Rotorcraft E former G Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 122,55 km/h 26 Jun 1937 Ewald Rohlfs (GER) (13150) ratified - superseded since approved World 13150
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Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft E former G Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 122,55 km/h 25 Jun 1937 Ewald Rohlfs (GER) (13063) ratified - superseded since approved World 13063
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Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft E former G Straight distance 16,4 km/h 25 Jun 1937 Ewald Rohlfs (GER) (13064) ratified - superseded since approved World 13064
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Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft E former G Distance over a closed circuit without landing 80,6 km/h 25 Jun 1937 Ewald Rohlfs (GER) (13065) ratified - superseded since approved World 13065
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