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  • Microlights and paramotors (1)
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  • Speed around the world over both the Earth's poles (1)
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  • Alexandre Galunenko
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  • Dr Janet Folkes
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  • Ghislaine Facon
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  • Hana Zejdova
  • Hans Georg Schmid
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  • Jon Johanson
  • Judith M. Chisholm
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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Sort ascending Claimant Status Region ID
Microlights and paramotors RPF1T Endurance with limited fuel 1h 02 min 40 sec 18 Jun 2012 Guangqiang Sheng (CHN) (16569) ratified - current record World 16569
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 707,71 km/h 26 Jul 1991 Richard Norton (USA) (7718) ratified - current record World 7718
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 802,08 km/h 23 Sep 1989 Richard Norton (USA) (7746) ratified - current record World 7746
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 791,28 km/h 23 Sep 1989 Richard Norton (USA) (7777) ratified - current record World 7777
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed around the world over both the Earth's poles 14,04 km/h 15 Jun 1987 Richard Norton (USA) (2006) ratified - superseded since approved World 2006
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 305,50 km/h 11 Feb 1987 Richard Norton (USA) (9673) ratified - current record World 9673
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 321,18 km/h 09 Feb 1987 Richard Norton (USA) (9672) ratified - current record World 9672
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 295,59 km/h 08 Feb 1987 Richard Norton (USA) (9671) ratified - current record World 9671
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 266,25 km/h 07 Feb 1987 Richard Norton (USA) (9670) ratified - current record World 9670
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 315,41 km/h 01 Feb 1987 Richard Norton (USA) (9667) ratified - current record World 9667
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 310,86 km/h 01 Feb 1987 Richard Norton (USA) (9668) ratified - current record World 9668
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course, round trip 313,05 km/h 01 Feb 1987 Richard Norton (USA) (9669) ratified - current record World 9669
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 337,27 km/h 28 Jan 1987 Richard Norton (USA) (9666) ratified - current record World 9666
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 303,94 km/h 23 Jan 1987 Richard Norton (USA) (9665) ratified - current record World 9665
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 319,48 km/h 22 Jan 1987 Richard Norton (USA) (9664) ratified - current record World 9664
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