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Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 857,47 km/h 25 Mar 2024 Sabine von der Linden (AUT) (20196) ratified - current record World 20196
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 729,64 km/h 12 Aug 2017 Siegfried Lenz (AUT) (18228) ratified - current record World 18228
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 575,12 km/h 12 Aug 2017 Siegfried Lenz (AUT) (18229) ratified - current record World 18229
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 769,5 km/h 11 Aug 2008 Siegfried Lenz (AUT) (15121) ratified - current record World 15121
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Ballooning AX-13 Altitude 10 773 m 19 Aug 2002 Heidrun Prosch (AUT) (9625) ratified - current record World 9625
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Ballooning AX-14 Altitude 10 773 m 19 Aug 2002 Heidrun Prosch (AUT) (9626) ratified - current record World 9626
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Ballooning AX-15 Altitude 10 773 m 19 Aug 2002 Heidrun Prosch (AUT) (9627) ratified - current record World 9627
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Ballooning AX-10 Altitude 10 773 m 19 Aug 2002 Heidrun Prosch (AUT) (7522) ratified - current record World 7522
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Ballooning AX-11 Altitude 10 773 m 19 Aug 2002 Heidrun Prosch (AUT) (9623) ratified - current record World 9623
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Ballooning AX-12 Altitude 10 773 m 19 Aug 2002 Heidrun Prosch (AUT) (9624) ratified - current record World 9624
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Speed over a 3 km course 351.39 km/h 28 Aug 1999 Peter Scheichenberger (AUT) (6241) ratified - superseded since approved World 6241
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Ballooning AX-08 Altitude 15 011 m 21 Jul 1998 Josef Starkbaum (AUT) (5606) ratified - current record World 5606
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Ballooning AX-06 Altitude 12 326 m 12 Jun 1996 Josef Starkbaum (AUT) (3189) ratified - current record World 3189
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Ballooning AX-07 Altitude 14 018 m 08 Jul 1995 Josef Starkbaum (AUT) (2768) ratified - current record World 2768
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Ballooning AX-01 Altitude 2 308 m 28 Feb 1995 Gunter Schabus (AUT) (2424) ratified - current record World 2424
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Ballooning, Ballooning AX-01 Duration 2 h 50 min 39 sec 11 Feb 1995 Gunter Schabus (AUT) (2400) ratified - superseded since approved World 2400
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Ballooning AX-02 Duration 2 h 50 min 39 sec 11 Feb 1995 Gunter Schabus (AUT) (2782) ratified - superseded since approved World 2782
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Ballooning AM-04 Altitude 5 816 m 13 Oct 1994 Gunter Schabus (AUT) (2380) ratified - superseded since approved World 2380
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Ballooning AM-05 Altitude 5 816 m 13 Oct 1994 Gunter Schabus (AUT) (2381) ratified - superseded since approved World 2381
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Ballooning AM-06 Altitude 5 816 m 13 Oct 1994 Gunter Schabus (AUT) (2382) ratified - superseded since approved World 2382
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Ballooning AM-07 Altitude 5 816 m 13 Oct 1994 Gunter Schabus (AUT) (2383) ratified - superseded since approved World 2383
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Ballooning AM-01 Altitude 5 816 m 13 Oct 1994 Gunter Schabus (AUT) (1952) ratified - current record World 1952
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Ballooning AM-02 Altitude 5 816 m 13 Oct 1994 Gunter Schabus (AUT) (2378) ratified - current record World 2378
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Ballooning AM-03 Altitude 5 816 m 13 Oct 1994 Gunter Schabus (AUT) (2379) ratified - superseded since approved World 2379
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 454,62 km/h 18 Sep 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (801) ratified - current record World 801
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 486,54 km/h 16 Sep 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (800) ratified - current record World 800
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 381,84 km/h 18 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (729) ratified - current record World 729
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 430,35 km/h 18 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (730) ratified - current record World 730
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 196,45 km/h 17 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (728) ratified - current record World 728
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 433,86 km/h 17 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (725) ratified - current record World 725
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 482,22 km/h 17 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (726) ratified - current record World 726
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Speed over a 3 km course 322,60 km/h 15 Jun 1991 Peter Scheichenberger (AUT) (1092) ratified - superseded since approved World 1092
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Altitude 11 030 m 09 Jan 1991 Peter Urach (AUT) (1900) ratified - superseded since approved World 1900
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Ballooning AX-06 Altitude 10 670 m 10 Jun 1986 Josef Starkbaum (AUT) (241) ratified - superseded since approved World 241
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Ballooning AX-07 Altitude 12 375 m 19 Jun 1984 Josef Starkbaum (AUT) (5142) ratified - superseded since approved World 5142
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Ballooning AX-08 Altitude 13 670 m 08 Jun 1983 Josef Starkbaum (AUT) (242) ratified - superseded since approved World 242
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Ballooning A-07 Altitude 9 374 m 25 Sep 1937 Josef Emmer (AUT) (10659) ratified - superseded since approved World 10659
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Ballooning A-08 Altitude 9 374 m 25 Sep 1937 Josef Emmer (AUT) (10660) ratified - superseded since approved World 10660
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