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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
U-3 True altitude 4 584,19 m 21 Aug 2025 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics team (USA) (20933) preliminary record claim received World 20933
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U-3 Duration - Time 39 h 17 min 7 sec 18 Feb 2022 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (USA) (19634) ratified - current record World 19634
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U-1 Duration - Time 454 h 30 min 13 Sep 2021 Airbus Zephyr Programme (USA) (19561) ratified - current record World 19561
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U-1 True altitude 23 209 m 13 Sep 2021 Airbus Zephyr Programme (USA) (19562) ratified - current record World 19562
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U-1 Distance over an out and return course 70,00 km 14 Sep 2020 Sunbirds SAS (FRA) (19349) ratified - current record World 19349
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U-1 Duration - Time 2 h 20 min 14 Sep 2020 Sunbirds SAS (FRA) (19350) ratified - current record World 19350
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U-3 Speed Over a Straight Course of 50 m to 25 km 114,24 km/h 04 Nov 2018 Timothy Trowbridge (SUI) (18782) ratified - current record World 18782
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-1 Altitude Altitude 141 753,00 m 26 Aug 2016 Robert (Bob) Kreutz (USA) (17939) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 17939
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Duration: 192 2 h 19 min 21 sec 20 Jun 2016 Sascha Wendt (GER) (17849) ratified - superseded since approved World 17849
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Duration: 192 1 h 36 min 27 sec 19 May 2016 Ralph Okon (GER) (17843) ratified - superseded since approved World 17843
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Duration: 192 23 min 27 sec 26 Sep 2015 Valery Myakinin (RUS) (17692) ratified - superseded since approved World 17692
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 196 474,95 km/h 26 Jul 2015 Maximilian von Prondzinski (GER) (17618) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17618
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance to goal and return: 195 98,29 km 18 Oct 2014 Jüri Laidna (EST) (17335) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17335
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 196 446,96 km/h 31 Aug 2014 Oliver Zanker (GER) (17298) ratified - superseded since approved World 17298
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 196 430,26 km/h 30 Aug 2014 Christian Erdt (AUT) (17297) ratified - superseded since approved World 17297
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 196 419,9 km/h 14 Sep 2013 Marcus Koch (GER) (16951) ratified - superseded since approved World 16951
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance to goal and return: 195 84,6 km 18 Sep 2012 Andrey Sabadash (RUS) (16619) ratified - superseded since approved World 16619
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 196 372,82 km/h 16 Sep 2011 Ralph Okon (GER) (16349) ratified - superseded since approved World 16349
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 196 353,17 km/h 18 Sep 2010 Rolf Pietschmann (GER) (16103) ratified - superseded since approved World 16103
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U-1.c Duration 336 h 22 min 8 sec 23 Jul 2010 QinetiQ HALE team (GBR) (16053) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16053
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U-1.c True altitude 21 562 m 23 Jul 2010 QinetiQ HALE team (GBR) (16054) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 16054
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U-1 True altitude 21 562 m 23 Jul 2010 QinetiQ HALE team (GBR) (18683) ratified - superseded since approved World 18683
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U-1 Duration - Time 336 h 22 min 8 sec 23 Jul 2010 QinetiQ HALE team (GBR) (18682) ratified - superseded since approved World 18682
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-9 Gyrocopter Duration Gyrocopter Duration 133 3 min 7 sec 26 Jun 2010 Vladimir Khokhlov (RUS) (16040) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 16040
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U-1 Duration - Time 31 min 12 sec 03 May 2008 Gary B. Fogel (USA) (18812) ratified - current record World 18812
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U-1 Distance in a straight line 12,72 km 03 May 2008 Gary B. Fogel (USA) (18813) ratified - current record World 18813
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance to goal and return: 195 80.43 km 24 Sep 2006 Jüri Laidna (EST) (14159) ratified - superseded since approved World 14159
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance to goal and return: 195 67.32 km 16 Aug 2006 David Fratello (USA) (14045) ratified - superseded since approved World 14045
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance in a straight line: 193 226.61 km 24 Apr 2005 Giorgio Azzalin (USA) (11487) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 11487
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-1 Altitude Altitude 141 658 m 07 Sep 2004 Antonio Mazzaracchio (ITA) (9770) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 9770
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance to goal and return: 195 41.14 km 04 Sep 2004 Jüri Laidna (EST) (9726) ratified - superseded since approved World 9726
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-1 Altitude Altitude 141 507 m 12 Sep 2003 Anton Sijanec (SLO) (7896) ratified - superseded since approved World 7896
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-1 Altitude Altitude 141 490 m 15 Oct 2002 Anton Sijanec (SLO) (7539) ratified - superseded since approved World 7539
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-3 Parachute Duration Parachute Duration 109 22 min 12 May 2002 Drago Perc (SLO) (7486) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 7486
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Experimental / New Technologies U-1.d True altitude 29 524 m 14 Aug 2001 Team/Crew (7086) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7086
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U-1 True altitude 29 524 m 14 Aug 2001 Greg Kendall (USA) (18685) ratified - current record World 18685
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-9 Gyrocopter Duration Gyrocopter Duration 133 3 min 1 sec 17 Jun 2001 Radojica Katanic (SRB) (7027) ratified - superseded since approved World 7027
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-6 Streamer Duration Streamer Duration 123 14 min 53 sec 16 Jun 2001 Zoran Katanic (YUG) (7026) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 7026
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-6 Streamer Duration Streamer Duration 123 7 min 35 sec 25 May 2001 Zivan Josipovic (YUG) (6990) ratified - superseded since approved World 6990
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-6 Streamer Duration Streamer Duration 123 4 min 09 sec 28 Apr 2001 Antonio Mazzaracchio (ITA) (6989) ratified - superseded since approved World 6989
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-9 Gyrocopter Duration Gyrocopter Duration 033 2 min 40 sec 18 Jun 2000 Zoran Katanic (YUG) (6597) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 6597
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 196 274,28 km/h 09 Aug 1998 Wolfgang Küppers (GER) (5685) ratified - superseded since approved World 5685
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-9 Gyrocopter Duration Gyrocopter Duration 033 125 sec 21 Apr 1996 Krzysztof Przybytek (POL) (3142) ratified - superseded since approved World 3142
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Gain in altitude: 194 4 539 m 20 Feb 1995 Gian Maria Aghem (ITA) (2410) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 2410
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling S-9 Gyrocopter Duration Gyrocopter Duration 033 71s 15 Oct 1994 Marian Krause (ROU) (1955) ratified - superseded since approved World 1955
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Gain in altitude: 194 3 670 m 02 Sep 1993 Giulio Pelegi (ITA) (745) ratified - superseded since approved World 745
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