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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 268,30 km/h 16 May 1996 R. W. "Buzz" Kaplan (USA) (3182) ratified - superseded since approved World 3182
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 278,38 km/h 15 May 1996 R. W. "Buzz" Kaplan (USA) (3181) ratified - superseded since approved World 3181
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 281,27 km/h 14 May 1996 R. W. "Buzz" Kaplan (USA) (3180) ratified - superseded since approved World 3180
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 2 min 18 sec 28 Dec 1991 Samuel C. Burgess (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1590
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 2 min 48 sec 17 Dec 1991 Matt Klunder (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3571
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 5 min 37.5 sec 17 Dec 1991 Matt Klunder (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3572
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 10 min 00 sec 17 Dec 1991 Matt Klunder (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 3573
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 2 min 47 sec 27 Dec 1989 Samuel C. Burgess (USA) (1937) ratified - superseded since approved World 1937
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Powered Aeroplanes N Greatest mass carried to height of 2 000 m 6 990 kg 19 May 1989 Kenny A. Rooke (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1564
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 3 min 08 sec 14 Dec 1988 Robert F. Olszewski (USA) (1584) ratified - superseded since approved World 1584
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Powered Aeroplanes N Altitude in horizontal flight 7 743 m 19 Mar 1987 Robert Lark (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1561
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 354,78 km/h 10 Sep 1986 Robert C. Hayes (USA) (8583) ratified - superseded since approved World 8583
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Powered Aeroplanes C-3 Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 282,9 km/h 18 Mar 1986 Larrie M. Chambers (USA) (9786) ratified - superseded since approved World 9786
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 378.00 km/h 14 Sep 1985 Larrie M. Chambers (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1376
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 602,28 km/h 27 May 1985 Charles "Chuck" Yeager (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1402
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Powered Aeroplanes C-3c-08 Altitude 6 707 m 23 May 1985 Robert F. Harvey (USA) (3482) ratified - superseded since approved World 3482
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Powered Aeroplanes N Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 4 min 00 sec 05 Mar 1985 Frank D. Hadden (USA) (1571) ratified - superseded since approved World 1571
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Powered Aeroplanes N Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 9 min 20 sec 05 Mar 1985 Frank D. Hadden (USA) (1572) ratified - superseded since approved World 1572
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Powered Aeroplanes N Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 18 min 34 sec 05 Mar 1985 Frank D. Hadden (USA) (1573) ratified - superseded since approved World 1573
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 491,40 km/h 12 Apr 1984 Robert Thompson (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1444
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 423,25 km/h 05 Apr 1984 Robert Thompson (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1415
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed around the world, Eastbound 347,38 km/h 19 Mar 1982 Robert E. Reinhold (USA) (4205) ratified - superseded since approved World 4205
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 460,62 km/h 19 Mar 1982 Robert E. Reinhold (USA) (4207) ratified - superseded since approved World 4207
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 2 min 21 sec 27 Apr 1978 Robert A. Hoover (USA) (3354) ratified - superseded since approved World 3354
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 5 min 16 sec 27 Apr 1978 Robert A. Hoover (USA) (3355) ratified - superseded since approved World 3355
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 9 min 43 sec 27 Apr 1978 Robert A. Hoover (USA) (3356) ratified - superseded since approved World 3356
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Distance 3 273.27 km 21 May 1977 Thomas W. Clements (USA) (8063) ratified - superseded since approved World 8063
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Distance 4 457.63 km 05 Jul 1974 John H. Pierson (USA) (8068) ratified - superseded since approved World 8068
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 543,36 km/h 07 Apr 1972 James L. Badgett (USA) (8579) ratified - superseded since approved World 8579
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Altitude in horizontal flight 10 625 m 07 Apr 1972 James L. Badgett (USA) (10282) ratified - superseded since approved World 10282
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 15 min 28 sec 23 Mar 1972 Donald R. Wilson (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1365
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 4 min 16 sec 23 Mar 1972 Donald R. Wilson (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1363
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 8 min 51 sec 23 Mar 1972 Donald R. Wilson (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1364
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Altitude 12 155 m 09 Jun 1971 Thomas G. Yoha (USA) (3357) ratified - superseded since approved World 3357
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Altitude in horizontal flight 11 080 m 09 Jun 1971 Thomas G. Yoha (USA) (3358) ratified - superseded since approved World 3358
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 2 min 46 sec 08 Jun 1971 Thomas G. Yoha (USA) (3359) ratified - superseded since approved World 3359
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 5 min 46 sec 08 Jun 1971 Thomas G. Yoha (USA) (3360) ratified - superseded since approved World 3360
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 11 min 14 sec 08 Jun 1971 Thomas G. Yoha (USA) (3361) ratified - superseded since approved World 3361
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Distance 4 087.39 km 01 Jun 1969 Robert W. Lewis (USA) (8069) ratified - superseded since approved World 8069
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Altitude 12 972 m 31 May 1968 Jack T. Womack (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 1374
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1f Distance 3 838.49 km 17 Jul 1966 John J. Collins (USA) (8067) ratified - superseded since approved World 8067
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Greatest payload carried to a height of 2 000 m 53 478,5 kg 16 Dec 1958 Lt.Col. J. K. Thompson (USA) (8059) ratified - superseded since approved World 8059
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Altitude 11 297 m 16 Jul 1953 William D. Thompson (USA) (11739) ratified - superseded since approved World 11739
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