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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 284,93 km/h 22 Aug 2025 Team/Crew (20931) preliminary record claim received World 20931
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 293,28 km/h 21 Aug 2025 Scott Palmer (AUS) (20929) preliminary record claim received World 20929
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 302,94 km/h 21 Aug 2025 Scott Palmer (AUS) (20930) preliminary record claim received World 20930
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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-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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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Aeroplane Efficiency 10,1 km/kg 25 Oct 2024 Jerome Limoge (USA) (20597) ratified - current record World 20597
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 312,68 km/h 21 May 2024 Keith F. McKenzie (USA) (20279) ratified - current record World 20279
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 415,00 km/h 25 Mar 2024 Alan M. Marcum (USA) (20192) ratified - current record World 20192
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a recognised course 138,02 km/h 25 Sep 2023 Stephen Coleman (USA) (20075) ratified - current record World 20075
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a Speed over a recognised course 125,76 km/h 05 Sep 2023 Stephen Coleman (USA) (20065) ratified - current record World 20065
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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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U-1 Duration - Time 192 h 50 min 02 Oct 2021 Platform Aerospace Team (USA) (19576) ratified - current record World 19576
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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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U-1 Duration - Time 80 h 46 min 35 sec 21 May 2021 Beihang University Team (CHN) (19466) ratified - current record World 19466
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U-1 Duration - Time 30 h 06 min 42 sec 03 Oct 2019 Beihang University Team (CHN) (19112) ratified - superseded since approved World 19112
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U-3 Duration - Time 6 h 7 min 45 sec 11 Jul 2018 Centre for Aerospace Research MIT Campus, Anna University (IND) (18694) ratified - current record World 18694
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a 3 km course 855,59 km/h 02 Sep 2017 Steven Hinton (USA) (18246) ratified - current record World 18246
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U-1 Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 236,89 km/h 30 Aug 2017 The Ohio State University (USA) (18242) ratified - current record World 18242
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U-1 Distance over an out and return course 45,23 km 30 Aug 2017 The Ohio State University (USA) (18243) ratified - current record World 18243
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 261,3 km/h 10 Aug 2017 Douglas R. Cairns (GBR) (18230) ratified - current record World 18230
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 261,3 km/h 10 Aug 2017 Karl Beetson (GBR) (18231) ratified - current record World 18231
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km without payload 480,31 km/h 09 Jun 2017 John S. Brush (USA) (18177) ratified - current record World 18177
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course, round trip 140,00 km/h 12 Apr 2017 Patrick R. Lahiff (USA) (18148) ratified - current record World 18148
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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-1c Speed over a recognised course, round trip 245,98 km/h 16 Feb 2017 Bruce E. Fowler Jr (USA) (18119) ratified - current record World 18119
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 242,81 km/h 09 Feb 2017 Christopher R. Isler (USA) (18118) ratified - current record World 18118
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed around the world over both the Earth's poles 9,6 km/h 15 Dec 2016 Miguel Angel Gordillo Urquia (ESP) (18103) ratified - current record World 18103
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Experimental / New Technologies U-1.c Duration 55 h 56 min 02 Dec 2016 Jeremy Novara (USA) (18087) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 18087
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U-1 Duration - Time 55 h 56 min 02 Dec 2016 Jeremy Novara (USA) (18684) ratified - superseded since approved World 18684
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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-1c Speed over a recognised course 223,95 km/h 10 Nov 2016 Miguel Angel Gordillo Urquia (ESP) (18105) ratified - current record World 18105
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 223,27 km/h 01 Nov 2016 Miguel Angel Gordillo Urquia (ESP) (18104) ratified - current record World 18104
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 266,20 km/h 07 Sep 2016 Raymond B. Johnson (USA) (17934) ratified - current record World 17934
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 253,65 km/h 13 Aug 2016 Francis J. Roman (USA) (17914) ratified - current record World 17914
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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-1b Speed over a recognised course 165,1 km/h 15 Jul 2016 Douglas R. Cairns (GBR) (17888) ratified - current record World 17888
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 165,1 km/h 15 Jul 2016 Karl Beetson (GBR) (18019) ratified - current record World 18019
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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-1c Aeroplane Efficiency 9,19 km/kg 12 Jul 2016 Thierry Saint Loup (USA) (17886) ratified - superseded since approved World 17886
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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-1c Speed over a recognised course 177,29 km/h 22 Jun 2016 Debasish Banerjee (USA) (17864) ratified - current record World 17864
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km without payload 468,46 km/h 20 May 2016 John S. Brush (USA) (17844) ratified - superseded since approved World 17844
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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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