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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID
Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Altitude 9 640 m 12 Aug 2025 Raphaël Domjan (SUI) (20905) preliminary record claim received World 20905
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Altitude 4 959 m 02 Jun 2023 Miguel A. Iturmendi Copado (USA) (19969) ratified - current record World 19969
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Altitude in horizontal flight 4 861 m 02 Jun 2023 Miguel A. Iturmendi Copado (USA) (19970) ratified - current record World 19970
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km 91,82 km/h 01 Aug 2021 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (19520) ratified - current record World 19520
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a 3 km course 337,50 km/h 23 Mar 2017 Walter Extra (GER) (18139) ratified - current record World 18139
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a 3 km course 342,86 km/h 23 Mar 2017 Walter Kampsmann (GER) (18140) ratified - superseded since approved World 18140
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 4 min 22 sec 25 Nov 2016 Walter Extra (GER) (18085) ratified - current record World 18085
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 48,6 km/h 26 Jul 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17903) ratified - current record World 17903
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Altitude 9 232 m 24 Jul 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17904) ratified - current record World 17904
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 72,2 km/h 13 Jul 2016 André Borschberg (SUI) (17885) ratified - current record World 17885
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Altitude 8 531 m 23 Jun 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17869) ratified - superseded since approved World 17869
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Distance 5 851,3 km 23 Jun 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17870) ratified - current record World 17870
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 80,6 km/h 23 Jun 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17875) ratified - current record World 17875
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 85,4 km/h 13 May 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17840) ratified - current record World 17840
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Altitude 6 802 m 13 May 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17838) ratified - superseded since approved World 17838
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Distance 1 549,0 km 13 May 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17839) ratified - superseded since approved World 17839
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Altitude 3 175 m 30 Aug 2014 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (17308) ratified - superseded since approved World 17308
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Altitude in horizontal flight 3 104 m 30 Aug 2014 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (17309) ratified - superseded since approved World 17309
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km 77,94 km/h 10 Aug 2014 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (17272) ratified - superseded since approved World 17272
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Altitude 6 376 m 19 Jul 2014 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (17257) ratified - current record World 17257
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Altitude in horizontal flight 6 350 m 19 Jul 2014 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (17258) ratified - current record World 17258
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over 500 km 93,03 km/h 18 Jul 2014 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (17261) ratified - current record World 17261
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Distance over a closed course 502,7 km 18 Jul 2014 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (17262) ratified - superseded since approved World 17262
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over 100 km 178,1 km/h 15 Jul 2014 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (17260) ratified - superseded since approved World 17260
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a 15 km course 225,88 km/h 24 Nov 2013 William M. Yates (USA) (16978) ratified - superseded since approved World 16978
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 5 min 32 sec 24 Nov 2013 William M. Yates (USA) (16983) ratified - superseded since approved World 16983
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a 3 km course 324,02 km/h 23 Nov 2013 William M. Yates (USA) (16977) ratified - superseded since approved World 16977
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Altitude in horizontal flight 4 439 m 06 Sep 2013 William M. Yates (USA) (16927) ratified - superseded since approved World 16927
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 6 min 28 sec 06 Sep 2013 William M. Yates (USA) (16928) ratified - superseded since approved World 16928
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Altitude 4 481 m 06 Sep 2013 William M. Yates (USA) (16926) ratified - superseded since approved World 16926
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