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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-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 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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Altitude 8 531 m 23 Jun 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17869) ratified - superseded since approved World 17869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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Altitude 6 802 m 13 May 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17838) ratified - superseded since approved World 17838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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Distance 1 549,0 km 13 May 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17839) ratified - superseded since approved World 17839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-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-1c Speed over a recognised course 291,67 km/h 24 Feb 2013 Antony Russell (RSA) (16750) ratified - current record World 16750
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 274,97 km/h 24 Feb 2013 Antony Russell (RSA) (16751) ratified - current record World 16751
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 237,84 km/h 24 Feb 2013 Antony Russell (RSA) (16752) ratified - current record World 16752
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 908,7 km/h 20 Nov 2010 Ron Wheeldon (RSA) (16127) ratified - current record World 16127
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 366,7 km/h 02 Sep 2010 Mike Davis (RSA) (16091) ratified - current record World 16091
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 327,6 km/h 01 Sep 2010 Mike Davis (RSA) (16090) ratified - current record World 16090
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 319,0 km/h 08 Aug 2010 Mike Davis (RSA) (16071) ratified - current record World 16071
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 314,9 km/h 07 Aug 2010 Mike Davis (RSA) (16070) ratified - current record World 16070
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 639,3 km/h 21 Mar 2010 Riccardo Mortara (SUI) (15903) ratified - current record World 15903
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed around the world, Eastbound 629,3 km/h 21 Mar 2010 Riccardo Mortara (SUI) (15846) ratified - current record World 15846
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 721,0 km/h 21 Mar 2010 Riccardo Mortara (SUI) (15902) ratified - current record World 15902
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 797,4 km/h 20 Mar 2010 Riccardo Mortara (SUI) (15897) ratified - current record World 15897
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 766,4 km/h 20 Mar 2010 Riccardo Mortara (SUI) (15898) ratified - current record World 15898
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 755,6 km/h 20 Mar 2010 Riccardo Mortara (SUI) (15899) ratified - current record World 15899
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 764,9 km/h 20 Mar 2010 Riccardo Mortara (SUI) (15900) ratified - current record World 15900
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 790,4 km/h 20 Mar 2010 Riccardo Mortara (SUI) (15901) ratified - current record World 15901
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 799,9 km/h 19 Mar 2010 Riccardo Mortara (SUI) (15896) ratified - current record World 15896
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed over a recognised course 733,3 km/h 19 Mar 2010 Riccardo Mortara (SUI) (15895) ratified - current record World 15895
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 362,5 km/h 16 Jan 2010 Mike Davis (RSA) (15704) ratified - current record World 15704
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 325,0 km/h 11 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15408) ratified - current record World 15408
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 344,2 km/h 11 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15409) ratified - current record World 15409
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 257,2 km/h 11 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15411) ratified - current record World 15411
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 265,8 km/h 11 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15412) ratified - superseded since approved World 15412
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course, round trip 220,8 km/h 11 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) ratified - current record World 15413
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 176,81 km/h 11 May 2009 Frank Eckard (RSA) (15318) ratified - superseded since approved World 15318
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 272,0 km/h 10 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15410) ratified - current record World 15410
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 301,2 km/h 10 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15406) ratified - current record World 15406
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 315,4 km/h 10 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15407) ratified - current record World 15407
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 320,3 km/h 09 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15401) ratified - current record World 15401
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 317,5 km/h 09 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15402) ratified - current record World 15402
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 275,3 km/h 09 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15404) ratified - current record World 15404
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 263,3 km/h 09 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15405) ratified - current record World 15405
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 335,5 km/h 08 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15399) ratified - current record World 15399
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 333,1 km/h 08 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15400) ratified - current record World 15400
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 293,1 km/h 08 May 2009 Chalkie Stobbart (RSA) (15403) ratified - current record World 15403
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 186,96 km/h 08 May 2009 Frank Eckard (RSA) (15317) ratified - superseded since approved World 15317
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed around the world over both the Earth's poles 822,8 km/h 23 Nov 2008 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) (15200) ratified - current record World 15200
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 756,6 km/h 23 Nov 2008 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) (15205) ratified - current record World 15205
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 883,9 km/h 23 Nov 2008 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) (15206) ratified - current record World 15206
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 915,7 km/h 23 Nov 2008 Lloyd John Holter (SUI) (15210) ratified - current record World 15210
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