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  • Distance without landing (1)
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  • Greatest mass carried to height of 2 000 m (4)
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  • Akihiro Danjo
  • Andrew C. Keech
  • Arlen D. Rens
  • Bruce Bohannon
  • Bulgarian Team
  • Cheryl Stearns
  • Christopher R. Yakabe
  • Claude Meunier
  • Cornelia Mihai
  • Czechoslovakian Team
  • David Hempleman-Adams
  • Dietrich Schmitt
  • Dominic Rivers
  • Dr Janet Folkes
  • Edward J. Chapman
  • Frank J. Quigg
  • Gdr Team
  • Geoffrey G. Boot
  • Hana Zejdova
  • Hans Georg Schmid
  • Hans Werner Grosse
  • J. Jeffrey Brausch
  • Jacqueline Cochran
  • Jared Isaacman
  • Jon Johanson
  • Judith M. Chisholm
  • Klaus Ohlmann
  • Larry S. Mueller
  • Lucien Bossoutrot
  • Lyle H. Schaefer
  • Marina Popovitch
  • Matt H. Wiederkehr
  • N. B. Godlove
  • (-) Nick Saum
  • Olexander Halunenko
  • (-) Paul A Salmon
  • Raymond A. Munro
  • Sheila Scott
  • Steve Fossett
  • Steve Wood
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  • Terrance L. Jantzi
  • Thomas Weston
  • Troy Asher
  • Troy Bradley
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  • William Libby
  • William M. Brooks
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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID
Rotorcraft E-1c Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload 222,18 km/h 29 Oct 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (18056) ratified - current record World 18056
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Rotorcraft E-1b Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 6 min 27 sec 28 Sep 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (18013) ratified - current record World 18013
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Rotorcraft E-1b Greatest mass carried to height of 2 000 m 100,00 kg 28 Sep 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (18014) ratified - current record World 18014
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Rotorcraft E-1c Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 9 min 18 sec 28 Sep 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (18015) ratified - current record World 18015
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Rotorcraft E-1c Altitude with 200 kg payload 4 239 m 28 Sep 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (18016) ratified - current record World 18016
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Rotorcraft E-1c Altitude with 100 kg payload 4 421 m 28 Sep 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (18017) ratified - current record World 18017
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Rotorcraft E-1c Greatest mass carried to height of 2 000 m 258,00 kg 28 Sep 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (18018) ratified - current record World 18018
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Rotorcraft E-1b Altitude with 100 kg payload 4 725 m 27 Sep 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (18012) ratified - current record World 18012
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Rotorcraft E-3a Greatest mass carried to height of 2 000 m 86 kg 30 Aug 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17924) ratified - current record World 17924
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Rotorcraft E-3b Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 20 min 59 sec 30 Aug 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17925) ratified - current record World 17925
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Rotorcraft E-3b Altitude with 200 kg payload 2 889 m 30 Aug 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17926) ratified - current record World 17926
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Rotorcraft E-3b Greatest mass carried to height of 2 000 m 145,00 kg 30 Aug 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17927) ratified - current record World 17927
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Rotorcraft E-3b Highest take-off 3 025 m 11 Aug 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17915) ratified - current record World 17915
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Rotorcraft E-3b Altitude with 95 kg payload 4 802 m 11 Aug 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17916) ratified - current record World 17916
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Rotorcraft E-3a Highest take-off 3 025 m 11 Aug 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17917) ratified - current record World 17917
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Rotorcraft E-3a Altitude with 95 kg payload 4 225 m 11 Aug 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17918) ratified - current record World 17918
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Rotorcraft E-3b Distance over a closed circuit without landing 1 427,39 km 28 Apr 2016 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17829) ratified - current record World 17829
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Rotorcraft E-3b Speed over a recognised course 164,13 km/h 10 Nov 2015 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17744) ratified - current record World 17744
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Rotorcraft E-3b Distance without landing 1 653,07 km 10 Nov 2015 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17745) ratified - current record World 17745
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Rotorcraft E-3b Speed over a recognised course 118,56 km/h 05 Nov 2015 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17735) ratified - current record World 17735
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Rotorcraft E-3b Speed over a recognised course 107,45 km/h 26 Aug 2015 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17673) ratified - current record World 17673
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Rotorcraft E-3b Speed over a recognised course 90,96 km/h 26 Aug 2015 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17674) ratified - current record World 17674
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Rotorcraft E-3b Speed over a recognised course 110,75 km/h 24 Aug 2015 Paul A Salmon (USA) (17646) ratified - current record World 17646
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Ballooning AM-02 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10487) ratified - superseded since approved World 10487
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Ballooning AM-03 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10488) ratified - superseded since approved World 10488
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Ballooning AM-04 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10489) ratified - superseded since approved World 10489
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Ballooning AM-05 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10490) ratified - superseded since approved World 10490
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Ballooning AM-06 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10491) ratified - superseded since approved World 10491
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Ballooning AM-07 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10492) ratified - superseded since approved World 10492
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Ballooning AM-08 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10493) ratified - superseded since approved World 10493
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Ballooning AM-09 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10494) ratified - superseded since approved World 10494
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Ballooning AM-10 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10495) ratified - superseded since approved World 10495
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Ballooning AM-11 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10496) ratified - superseded since approved World 10496
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Ballooning AM-12 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10497) ratified - superseded since approved World 10497
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Ballooning AM-13 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10498) ratified - superseded since approved World 10498
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Ballooning AM-14 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10499) ratified - superseded since approved World 10499
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Ballooning AM-15 Altitude 3 372,6 m 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10500) ratified - superseded since approved World 10500
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Ballooning AM-02 Distance 59,74 km 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10501) ratified - superseded since approved World 10501
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Ballooning AM-03 Distance 59,74 km 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10502) ratified - superseded since approved World 10502
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Ballooning AM-04 Distance 59,74 km 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10503) ratified - superseded since approved World 10503
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Ballooning AM-05 Distance 59,74 km 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10504) ratified - superseded since approved World 10504
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Ballooning AM-06 Distance 59,74 km 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10505) ratified - superseded since approved World 10505
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Ballooning AM-02 Duration 6 h 20 min 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10506) ratified - superseded since approved World 10506
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Ballooning AM-03 Duration 6 h 20 min 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10507) ratified - superseded since approved World 10507
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Ballooning AM-04 Duration 6 h 20 min 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10508) ratified - superseded since approved World 10508
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Ballooning AM-05 Duration 6 h 20 min 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10509) ratified - superseded since approved World 10509
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Ballooning AM-06 Duration 6 h 20 min 18 Aug 1984 Nick Saum (USA) (10510) ratified - superseded since approved World 10510
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