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  • Jon Johanson
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Powered Aeroplanes C-Absolute Distance around a closed circuit 40 706,53 km 17 Mar 2006 Steve Fossett (USA) (13234) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 13234
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Distance over a closed course 40 706,53 km 17 Mar 2006 Steve Fossett (USA) (13235) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 13235
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Distance over a closed course 40 706,53 km 17 Mar 2006 Steve Fossett (USA) (13236) ratified - current record World 13236
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Distance 41 467,53 km 11 Feb 2006 Steve Fossett (USA) (13083) ratified - current record World 13083
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Powered Aeroplanes C-Absolute Distance 41 467,53 km 11 Feb 2006 Steve Fossett (USA) (13081) ratified - current record World 13081
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Distance 41 467,53 km 11 Feb 2006 Steve Fossett (USA) (13082) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 13082
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Distance 32 786,43 km 03 Mar 2005 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 10901
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Powered Aeroplanes C-Absolute Speed around the world, non-stop and non-refuelled 550,78 km/h 03 Mar 2005 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 10893
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed around the world, non-stop and non-refuelled 550,78 km/h 03 Mar 2005 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 10894
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Speed around the world, non-stop and non-refuelled 550,78 km/h 03 Mar 2005 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - current record World 10897
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Distance over a closed course 36 898,04 km 03 Mar 2005 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 10898
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1g Distance over a closed course 36 898,04 km 03 Mar 2005 Steve Fossett (USA) (10899) ratified - superseded since approved World 10899
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Distance 32 786,43 km 03 Mar 2005 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 10900
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 1 045,97 km/h 08 Oct 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (7916) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7916
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 1 045,97 km/h 08 Oct 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (7917) ratified - current record World 7917
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 1 037,43 km/h 08 Oct 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (7918) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7918
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 1 037,43 km/h 08 Oct 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (7919) ratified - current record World 7919
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 1 169,71 km/h 05 Feb 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (7620) ratified - current record World 7620
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 1 180,28 km/h 05 Feb 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (7621) ratified - current record World 7621
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 1 180,28 km/h 05 Feb 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (7622) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7622
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 1 169,71 km/h 05 Feb 2003 Steve Fossett (USA) (7619) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7619
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 1 194,17 km/h 30 Jul 2001 Steve Fossett (USA) (7071) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7071
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 1 194,17 km/h 30 Jul 2001 Steve Fossett (USA) (7072) ratified - current record World 7072
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 1 134,69 km/h 28 Jul 2001 Steve Fossett (USA) (7069) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 7069
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 1 134,69 km/h 28 Jul 2001 Steve Fossett (USA) (7070) ratified - current record World 7070
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed around the world, Westbound 805,59 km/h 24 Nov 2000 Steve Fossett (USA) (6766) ratified - current record World 6766
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 952,67 km/h 17 Sep 2000 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - current record World 6721
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a closed circuit of 5 000 km without payload 921,02 km/h 14 Jul 2000 Steve Fossett (USA) (6636) ratified - current record World 6636
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 1 104,66 km/h 06 Apr 2000 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - current record World 6510
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 1 115,51 km/h 06 Apr 2000 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - current record World 6512
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 981,44 km/h 23 Mar 2000 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - current record World 6473
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 981,44 km/h 23 Mar 2000 Steve Fossett (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 6472
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed around the world, Eastbound 901,07 km/h 16 Feb 2000 Steve Fossett (USA) (6407) ratified - current record World 6407
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 988,02 km/h 16 Feb 2000 Steve Fossett (USA) reclassified after changes in city / country names World 6414
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 1 027,55 km/h 16 Feb 2000 Steve Fossett (USA) reclassified after changes in city / country names World 6416
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a recognised course 988,74 km/h 16 Feb 2000 Steve Fossett (USA) (6418) ratified - current record World 6418
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km without payload 962,81 km/h 26 Sep 1999 Steve Fossett (USA) (6267) ratified - current record World 6267
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1h Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km without payload 929,58 km/h 01 Aug 1999 Steve Fossett (USA) (6229) ratified - superseded since approved World 6229
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 216,378 km/h 09 Aug 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3347
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 219,420 km/h 11 Oct 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3309
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 184,954 km/h 17 Aug 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3365
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 164,468 km/h 09 Aug 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3349
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course, round trip 182,127 km/h 09 Aug 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3352
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 178,667 km/h 07 Jun 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3314
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course, round trip 188,321 km/h 07 Jun 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3315
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 227,094 KM/H 07 Jun 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3313
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 190,087 km/h 30 May 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3311
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course, round trip 166,297 km/h 30 May 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3312
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 214,764 km/h 14 Apr 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3546
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 199,210 km/h 14 Apr 1952 Thomas William Hayhow (GBR) ratified - current record World 3538
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