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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID
Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 192,00 km/h 17 Jun 2025 Ardy Williams (USA) (20803) dossier under review World 20803
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Rotorcraft E-1c Speed over a recognised course 222,00 km/h 07 Jun 2025 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (20789) dossier under review World 20789
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Rotorcraft E-1c Speed over a recognised course 227,00 km/h 07 Jun 2025 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (20790) dossier under review World 20790
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Rotorcraft E-1c Speed over a recognised course 188,00 km/h 07 Jun 2025 Douglas G. Matthews (USA) (20791) dossier under review World 20791
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 901,00 km/h 28 May 2025 Christopher R. Yakabe (USA) (20786) dossier under review World 20786
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 844,00 km/h 26 May 2025 Christopher R. Yakabe (USA) (20785) dossier under review World 20785
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1m Speed over a recognised course 924,00 km/h 21 May 2025 Kerry J. Swanson (USA) (20781) dossier under review World 20781
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 714,00 km/h 15 May 2025 Christopher R. Yakabe (USA) (20777) dossier under review World 20777
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 825,00 km/h 13 May 2025 Christopher R. Yakabe (USA) (20775) dossier under review World 20775
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 922,00 km/h 11 May 2025 Christopher R. Yakabe (USA) (20774) dossier under review World 20774
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1m Speed over a recognised course 935,00 km/h 07 May 2025 Henry Ross Perot Jr. (USA) (20771) dossier under review World 20771
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 833,00 km/h 06 May 2025 Christopher R. Yakabe (USA) (20770) dossier under review World 20770
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 855,00 km/h 29 Apr 2025 Christopher R. Yakabe (USA) (20753) dossier under review World 20753
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 874,00 km/00 26 Apr 2025 Pierce Brooks (USA) (20752) dossier under review World 20752
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km 863,00 km/h 22 Apr 2025 Mark A. Johnson (USA) (20751) dossier under review World 20751
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 1 007,00 km/h 15 Apr 2025 Nicholas Freeman (USA) (20750) dossier under review World 20750
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Parachuting G-1 Greatest horizontal distance 4,657 km 11 Apr 2025 Amelia Dunaway (USA) (20739) dossier under review World 20739
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Parachuting G-1 Greatest horizontal distance 4,657 km 11 Apr 2025 Amelia Dunaway (USA) (20740) dossier under review North-American 20740
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 753,00 km/h 05 Apr 2025 Christopher D. Rogers (USA) (20726) dossier under review World 20726
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1m Speed over a recognised course 861,00 km/h 04 Apr 2025 Bernard J Ferro (USA) (20721) dossier under review World 20721
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 879,00 km/h 03 Apr 2025 David E. Fasolino (USA) (20720) dossier under review World 20720
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 716,00 km/h 01 Apr 2025 David E. Fasolino (USA) (20718) dossier under review World 20718
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 974,00 km/h 31 Mar 2025 Christopher R. Yakabe (USA) (20716) dossier under review World 20716
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1m Speed over a recognised course 863,00 km/h 31 Mar 2025 Kerry J. Swanson (USA) (20717) dossier under review World 20717
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 1 014,00 km/h 29 Mar 2025 Bernard J Ferro (USA) (20715) dossier under review World 20715
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1m Speed over a recognised course 840,00 km/h 27 Mar 2025 Kerry J. Swanson (USA) (20714) dossier under review World 20714
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1m Speed over a recognised course 985,00 km/h 25 Mar 2025 Mark T. Hulsey (USA) (20705) dossier under review World 20705
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1m Speed over a recognised course 853,00 km/h 23 Mar 2025 Ty Ung (USA) (20704) dossier under review World 20704
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1m Speed over a recognised course 772,00 km/h 21 Mar 2025 Ty Ung (USA) (20703) dossier under review World 20703
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 988,00 km/h 13 Mar 2025 Patrick R Icaza (USA) (20702) dossier under review World 20702
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1m Speed over a recognised course 987,00 km/h 28 Feb 2025 Bruce Duggan (USA) (20696) dossier under review World 20696
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Parachuting G-1 Highest average speed 525,13 km/h 07 Oct 2024 Niklas Daniel (USA) (20492) Withdrawn by National Federation North-American 20492
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Parachuting G-1 Highest overall average speed 518,10 km/h 18 Sep 2024 Niklas Daniel (USA) (20454) Withdrawn by National Federation North-American 20454
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Parachuting G-1 Highest average speed 522,31 kmh 17 Sep 2024 Niklas Daniel (USA) (20455) Withdrawn by National Federation North-American 20455
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Parachuting G-2 Maximum Vertical Speed without drogue 531,936 km/h 17 Sep 2024 Niklas Daniel (USA) (20456) Withdrawn by National Federation North-American 20456
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Parachuting G-1 Greatest horizontal distance 3,911 km 11 Sep 2024 Amelia Dunaway (USA) (20443) Withdrawn by National Federation North-American 20443
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Parachuting G-1 Longest time 90,7 sec 10 Sep 2024 Amelia Dunaway (USA) (20444) Withdrawn by National Federation North-American 20444
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