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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID
Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 839,58 km/h 01 Mar 2024 Robert Fisch (LUX) (20182) ratified - current record World 20182
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1k Speed over a recognised course 508,28 km/h 24 Sep 2016 Olivier Carmes (LUX) (18024) ratified - current record World 18024
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1k Distance 2 479,89 km 23 Sep 2016 Olivier Carmes (LUX) (18021) ratified - current record World 18021
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1k Speed over a recognised course 675,00 km/h 23 Sep 2016 Olivier Carmes (LUX) (18022) ratified - current record World 18022
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1k Speed over a recognised course 605,26 km/h 23 Sep 2016 Olivier Carmes (LUX) (18023) ratified - current record World 18023
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 1 000 km 136,80 km/h 26 Jul 2016 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (17913) ratified - current record European 17913
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 328,00 km 17 Dec 2014 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (17397) ratified - superseded since approved African 17397
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Gliding DO Speed over an out-and-return course of 500 km 185,00 km/h 13 Dec 2014 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (16685) ratified - current record African 16685
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Gliding DO Speed over a triangular course of 750 km 128 km/h 31 Jul 2014 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (17274) ratified - superseded since approved European 17274
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Speed over out-and-return courses of 200 km 36,22 km/h 19 Jan 2014 Gregory Knudson (LUX) (17038) ratified - current record World 17038
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Gliding DO Distance using up to 3 turn points 1 248,5 km 12 Dec 2013 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (16993) ratified - superseded since approved African 16993
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Gliding DO Free triangle distance 1 234,9 km 12 Dec 2013 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (16994) ratified - superseded since approved African 16994
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Gliding DO Free distance using up to 3 turn points 1 287,8 km 05 Dec 2013 Guy Bechtold (LUX) (16990) ratified - superseded since approved African 16990
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 863 km/h 12 Jun 2013 Robert Fisch (LUX) (16833) ratified - current record World 16833
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Hang Gliding and Paragliding O-3 Speed over out-and-return courses of 100 km 42,34 km/h 19 Jan 2013 Gregory Knudson (LUX) (16730) ratified - current record World 16730
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 217,07 km/h 28 Sep 2002 Patrick Louis (LUX) (7607) ratified - current record World 7607
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5 h 6 min 42 sec 25 Jan 1992 Guy Moyano (LUX) (568) 568
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5 h 6 min 42 sec 25 Jan 1992 Guy Moyano (LUX) (569) 569
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5 h 6 min 42 sec 25 Jan 1992 Guy Moyano (LUX) (570) 570
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5 h 6 min 42 sec 25 Jan 1992 Guy Moyano (LUX) (571) 571
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5 h 6 min 42 sec 25 Jan 1992 Guy Moyano (LUX) (572) 572
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5 h 6 min 42 sec 25 Jan 1992 Guy Moyano (LUX) (573) 573
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5 h 6 min 42 sec 25 Jan 1992 Guy Moyano (LUX) (574) 574
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