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  • Ballooning (20)
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  • Akihiro Danjo
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  • David Hempleman-Adams
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  • Geoffrey G. Boot
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  • Hana Zejdova
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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID
Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 867,50 km/h 28 Nov 2002 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (7573) ratified - current record World 7573
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 845,99 km/h 26 Dec 2000 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (6353) ratified - current record World 6353
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 819,22 km/h 27 Dec 1999 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (6354) ratified - current record World 6354
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 820,63 km/h 16 Feb 1998 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5286) ratified - current record World 5286
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 523,77 km/h 01 Aug 1996 Howard E. Cox (USA) (3267) ratified - current record World 3267
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 397,36 km/h 01 Aug 1996 Howard E. Cox (USA) (3268) ratified - current record World 3268
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 490,53 km/h 31 Jul 1996 Howard E. Cox (USA) (3266) ratified - current record World 3266
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 409,64 km/h 30 Jul 1996 Howard E. Cox (USA) (3264) ratified - current record World 3264
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 421,83 km/h 30 Jul 1996 Howard E. Cox (USA) (3265) ratified - current record World 3265
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Ballooning AX-06 Altitude 10 084,33 m 12 Dec 1982 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (7632) ratified - superseded since approved World 7632
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Ballooning AX-07 Altitude 11 857 m 03 Feb 1981 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5199) ratified - superseded since approved World 5199
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Ballooning AX-07 Duration 19 h 12 min 15 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5143) ratified - superseded since approved World 5143
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Ballooning AX-08 Duration 19 h 12 min 15 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5144) ratified - superseded since approved World 5144
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Ballooning AX-09 Duration 19 h 12 min 15 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5145) ratified - superseded since approved World 5145
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Ballooning AX-10 Duration 19 h 12 min 15 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5146) ratified - superseded since approved World 5146
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Ballooning AX-11 Duration 19 h 12 min 15 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5147) ratified - superseded since approved World 5147
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Ballooning AX-12 Duration 19 h 12 min 15 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5148) ratified - superseded since approved World 5148
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Ballooning AX-13 Duration 19 h 12 min 15 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5149) ratified - superseded since approved World 5149
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Ballooning AX-14 Duration 19 h 12 min 15 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5150) ratified - superseded since approved World 5150
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Ballooning AX-15 Duration 19 h 12 min 15 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5151) ratified - superseded since approved World 5151
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Ballooning AX-07 Distance 621,15 km 01 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5166) ratified - superseded since approved World 5166
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Ballooning AX-08 Distance 621,15 km 01 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5167) ratified - superseded since approved World 5167
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Ballooning AX-09 Distance 621,15 km 01 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5168) ratified - superseded since approved World 5168
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Ballooning AX-10 Distance 621,15 km 01 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5169) ratified - superseded since approved World 5169
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Ballooning AX-11 Distance 621,15 km 01 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5170) ratified - superseded since approved World 5170
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Ballooning AX-12 Distance 621,15 km 01 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5171) ratified - superseded since approved World 5171
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Ballooning AX-13 Distance 621,15 km 01 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5172) ratified - superseded since approved World 5172
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Ballooning AX-14 Distance 621,15 km 01 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5173) ratified - superseded since approved World 5173
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Ballooning AX-15 Distance 621,15 km 01 Mar 1980 Edward J. Chapman (USA) (5174) ratified - superseded since approved World 5174
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Powered Aeroplanes C-2 Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km without payload 536.245 km/h 25 Oct 1972 Guenadi Efimov (URS) (3645) ratified - superseded since approved World 3645
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