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  • Altitude with 95 kg payload (2)
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  • Altitude without payload (4)
  • Distance over a closed circuit without landing (4)
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  • Greatest mass carried to height of 2 000 m (4)
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  • Speed around the world, Eastbound (2)
  • Speed over a 3 km course (3)
  • Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload (3)
  • Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload (3)
  • Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload (4)
  • Speed over a recognised course (52)
  • Speed over a straight 15/25 km course (3)
  • Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m (6)
  • Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m (3)
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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID
Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 2,9 km/h 28 Apr 2019 James Ketchell (GBR) (18926) ratified - current record World 18926
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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-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 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-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-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-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 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 straight 15/25 km course 181,00 km/h 12 Feb 2016 Christian Kurz (AUT) (17812) ratified - current record World 17812
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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-3a Altitude without payload 8 399 m 08 Nov 2015 Donatella Ricci (ITA) (17734) ratified - current record World 17734
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Rotorcraft E-3a Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 13 min 44 sec 08 Nov 2015 Donatella Ricci (ITA) (17741) ratified - current record World 17741
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Rotorcraft E-3a Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 25 min 40 sec 08 Nov 2015 Donatella Ricci (ITA) (17742) ratified - current record World 17742
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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-3a Speed over a recognised course 37,30 km/h 14 Oct 2015 John S. Craparo (USA) (17714) ratified - current record World 17714
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 63,54 km/h 09 Oct 2015 John S. Craparo (USA) (17713) ratified - current record World 17713
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 56,48 km/h 05 Oct 2015 John S. Craparo (USA) (17678) ratified - current record World 17678
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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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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 5,3 km/h 11 Aug 2015 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (17629) ratified - current record World 17629
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 85,9 km/h 11 Aug 2015 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (17636) ratified - current record World 17636
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 76,1 km/h 11 Aug 2015 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (17630) ratified - current record World 17630
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 4,5 km/h 11 Aug 2015 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (17631) ratified - current record World 17631
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 8,2 km/h 11 Aug 2015 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (17632) ratified - current record World 17632
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 7,00 km/h 11 Aug 2015 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (17633) ratified - current record World 17633
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 5,00 km/h 11 Aug 2015 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (17634) ratified - current record World 17634
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 121,7 km/h 11 Aug 2015 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (17635) ratified - current record World 17635
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 4,3 km/h 26 Jul 2015 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (17615) ratified - current record World 17615
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 5 km/h 08 Jul 2015 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (17601) ratified - current record World 17601
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Rotorcraft E-1a Highest take-off 4 028 m 22 Mar 2013 Sergey Ananov (RUS) (16766) ratified - current record World 16766
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Rotorcraft E-1b Distance without landing 1 232 km 22 Feb 2013 Sergey Ananov (RUS) (16744) ratified - current record World 16744
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Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft E-1b Distance over a closed circuit without landing 1 062 km 02 Feb 2013 Sergey Ananov (RUS) (16737) ratified - current record World 16737
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Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft E-1c Speed over a recognised course 66,15 km/h 26 Sep 2012 Mikhail Farikh (RUS) (16636) ratified - current record World 16636
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Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft E-1c Speed over a recognised course 99,34 km/h 23 Sep 2012 Mikhail Farikh (RUS) (16640) ratified - current record World 16640
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Rotorcraft, Rotorcraft E-1c Speed over a recognised course 173,04 km/h 22 Sep 2012 Mikhail Farikh (RUS) (16639) ratified - current record World 16639
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Rotorcraft E-1c Speed over a recognised course 115,74 km/h 20 Sep 2011 Carl J. Nurmi (USA) (16343) ratified - current record World 16343
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 0,79 km/h 22 Jul 2011 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (16280) ratified - current record World 16280
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Rotorcraft E-3a Speed over a recognised course 127,9 km/h 20 Jul 2011 Norman Frank Surplus (GBR) (16277) ratified - current record World 16277
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