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Rotorcraft E-1f Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 2 min 36 sec 06 Feb 2013 Alain Di-Bianca (FRA) (16739) ratified - current record World 16739
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Rotorcraft E-1f Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 5 min 26 sec 06 Feb 2013 Alain Di-Bianca (FRA) (16741) ratified - current record World 16741
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Rotorcraft E-1g Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 3 min 10 sec 06 Feb 2013 Alain Di-Bianca (FRA) (16742) ratified - superseded since approved World 16742
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Rotorcraft E-1g Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 6 min 54 sec 06 Feb 2013 Alain Di-Bianca (FRA) (16743) ratified - superseded since approved World 16743
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Rotorcraft E-1a Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 6 min 42 sec 21 Aug 2005 Olivier Gensse (FRA) (11843) ratified - current record World 11843
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Rotorcraft E-1a Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 22 min 6 sec 21 Aug 2005 Olivier Gensse (FRA) (11844) ratified - current record World 11844
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Rotorcraft E-1a Altitude without payload 6 658 m 21 Aug 2005 Olivier Gensse (FRA) (11842) ratified - current record World 11842
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Rotorcraft E-1 Highest take-off 8 848 m 14 May 2005 Didier Delsalle (FRA) (11596) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 11596
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Rotorcraft E-1c Highest take-off 8 848 m 14 May 2005 Didier Delsalle (FRA) (11597) ratified - current record World 11597
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Rotorcraft E-1 Highest take-off 7 927 m 12 May 2005 Didier Delsalle (FRA) (11594) ratified - superseded since approved World 11594
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Rotorcraft E-1c Highest take-off 7 927 m 12 May 2005 Didier Delsalle (FRA) (11595) ratified - superseded since approved World 11595
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Rotorcraft E-1c Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 2 min 21 sec 14 Apr 2005 Didier Delsalle (FRA) (11323) ratified - current record World 11323
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Rotorcraft E-1c Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 5 min 6 sec 14 Apr 2005 Didier Delsalle (FRA) (11325) ratified - current record World 11325
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Rotorcraft E-1c Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 9 min 26 sec 14 Apr 2005 Didier Delsalle (FRA) (11326) ratified - current record World 11326
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Rotorcraft E-1a Distance without landing 481,34 km 21 May 1996 Bruno Guimbal (FRA) (3178) ratified - current record World 3178
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Rotorcraft E-1c Speed over a recognised course 250,56 km/h 02 Sep 1992 Philip Queffelec (FRA) (2095) ratified - current record World 2095
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Rotorcraft E-1a Altitude without payload 5 036 m 29 Dec 1988 Richard Fenwick (FRA) (712) ratified - superseded since approved World 712
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Rotorcraft E-3b Altitude without payload 1 540 m 17 Jul 1985 Paul Rigault (FRA) (311) ratified - superseded since approved World 311
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Rotorcraft E-1 Speed over a recognised course 294,26 km/h 08 Feb 1980 Bernard Pasquet (FRA) (2086) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 2086
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Rotorcraft E-1d Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 303.00 km/h 17 May 1973 Roland Coffignot (FRA) (1872) ratified - superseded since approved World 1872
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Rotorcraft E-1d Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 299,00 km/h 15 May 1973 Roland Coffignot (FRA) (1867) ratified - superseded since approved World 1867
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Rotorcraft E-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 334,28 km/h 23 Jul 1963 Jean Boulet (FRA) (9967) ratified - superseded since approved World 9967
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Rotorcraft E-1 Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 350,47 km/h 23 Jul 1963 Jean Boulet (FRA) (13123) ratified - superseded since approved World 13123
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Rotorcraft E-1 Speed over a 3 km course 341.23 km/h 19 Jul 1963 Jean Boulet (FRA) (9963) ratified - superseded since approved World 9963
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Rotorcraft E-1 Altitude without payload 8 209 m 06 Jun 1955 Jean Boulet (FRA) (9876) ratified - superseded since approved World 9876
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Rotorcraft E-1b Altitude without payload 8 209 m 06 Jun 1955 Jean Boulet (FRA) (9877) ratified - superseded since approved World 9877
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Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft E former G Duration in closed circuit 1 h 2 min 50 sec 24 Nov 1936 Maurice Claisse (FRA) (13062) ratified - superseded since approved World 13062
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Rotorcraft E former G Altitude 158 m 22 Sep 1936 Maurice Claisse (FRA) (13084) ratified - superseded since approved World 13084
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Rotorcraft E former G Straight distance 500 m 14 Dec 1935 Maurice Claisse (FRA) (13059) ratified - superseded since approved World 13059
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Rotorcraft E former G Straight distance 736 m 18 Apr 1924 Pateras Pescara (FRA) (13094) ratified - superseded since approved World 13094
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