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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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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F3E Speed in a closed circuit in competition (10 laps): F090 54,50 sec 25 Jul 2025 Mark de Groot (NED) (20886) preliminary record claim received World 20886
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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 F5 Open Distance goal and return: F202 54,59 km 20 Jul 2018 John A. McNeil (USA) (18713) ratified - current record World 18713
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Duration: F199 1 h 6 min 18 sec 20 Jul 2018 John A. McNeil (USA) (18714) ratified - current record World 18714
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 203 288,538 km/h 16 Sep 2016 Robert Sixt (GER) (17963) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17963
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance to goal and return: 202 50,08 km 22 Apr 2016 John A. McNeil (USA) (17828) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17828
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 203 282,65 km/h 24 Jul 2015 Miles Dunkel (GER) (17613) ratified - superseded since approved World 17613
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Duration: 199 2 h 58 min 17 sec 31 Aug 2014 Timo Wendtland (GER) (17302) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17302
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5D Speed in a closed circuit in competition (10 laps): 090 52,93 sec 27 Aug 2014 Ondrej Hacker (CZE) (17296) ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code World 17296
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F3E Speed in a closed circuit in competition (10 laps): F090 52,93 sec 27 Aug 2014 Ondrej Hacker (CZE) (19654) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 19654
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance in a straight line: 200 30,00 km 26 Apr 2014 John A. McNeil (USA) (17097) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17097
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 203 273,2 km/h 15 Sep 2013 Christian Köperl (GER) (16952) ratified - superseded since approved World 16952
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Duration: 199 2 h 31 min 2 sec 14 Sep 2013 Timo Wendtland (GER) (16953) ratified - superseded since approved World 16953
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance to goal and return: 202 25,73 km 10 May 2013 John A. McNeil (USA) (16802) ratified - superseded since approved World 16802
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling, Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Duration: 199 1 h 46 min 22 sec 04 Aug 2012 Rafaël Vertongen (BEL) (16596) ratified - superseded since approved World 16596
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 203 239,68 km/h 17 Sep 2011 Christian Köperl (GER) (16351) ratified - superseded since approved World 16351
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Duration: 199 1 h 17 min 17 sec 17 Sep 2011 Werner Heieck (GER) (16352) ratified - superseded since approved World 16352
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 203 190,0 km/h 18 Sep 2010 Oliver Jellen (GER) (16105) ratified - superseded since approved World 16105
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5D Speed in a closed circuit in competition (10 laps): 090 55,09 sec 24 Aug 2010 Gunther Mayr (AUT) (16085) ratified - superseded since approved World 16085
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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 F5D Speed in a closed circuit in competition (10 laps): 090 62,31 sec 16 Sep 2008 Gunther Mayr (AUT) (15168) ratified - superseded since approved World 15168
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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 Speed: 203 125.59 km/h 23 Sep 2006 Sergey Filippenkov (RUS) (14157) ratified - superseded since approved World 14157
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed in a closed circuit: 205 83.76 km/h 23 Sep 2006 Sergey Filippenkov (RUS) (14158) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 14158
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5D Speed in a closed circuit in competition (10 laps): 090 63.4 sec 24 Aug 2006 Christian Roessler (GER) (14044) ratified - superseded since approved World 14044
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 203 121,22 km/h 15 Oct 2005 Ken L. Jennings (USA) (12005) ratified - superseded since approved World 12005
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Space records P-1 Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft 112,01 km 04 Oct 2004 Brian Binnie (USA) (9881) ratified - current record World 9881
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Space records P-1 Minimum time between two consecutive flights in a reusable vehicle 4 d 23 h 15 min 9 sec 04 Oct 2004 Brian Binnie (USA) (9882) ratified - current record World 9882
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Space records P-1 Greatest mass lifted to altitude 1 439,8 kg 04 Oct 2004 Brian Binnie (USA) (10434) ratified - current record World 10434
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Space records P-1 Duration 24 min 10 sec 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9858) ratified - current record World 9858
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Space records P-1 Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft 102.9 km 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9859) ratified - superseded since approved World 9859
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Space records P-1 Length travelled along the trajectory from lift-off to touch down 46,27 km 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9861) ratified - current record World 9861
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Space records P-1 Number of people in suborbital flight 1 29 Sep 2004 Michael W. Melvill (USA) (9862) ratified - current record World 9862
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Distance in a straight line: 200 4,85 km 04 Jul 2004 Raymond J. Pike (AUS) (9615) ratified - superseded since approved World 9615
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed: 203 97,77 km/h 04 Jul 2004 Sergey Filippenkov (RUS) (9617) ratified - superseded since approved World 9617
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Speed in a closed circuit: 205 66,97 km/h 04 Jul 2004 Sergey Filippenkov (RUS) (9618) ratified - superseded since approved World 9618
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Aeromodelling and Spacemodelling F5 Open Duration: 199 1 h 10 min 50 sec 16 Mar 2003 Mark Hopkins (GBR) (7648) ratified - superseded since approved World 7648
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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 F5 Open Duration: 199 1 h 06 min 56 sec 29 Jun 2001 Jacques Boyer (FRA) (7030) ratified - superseded since approved World 7030
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