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Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 857,47 km/h 25 Mar 2024 Sabine von der Linden (AUT) (20196) ratified - current record World 20196
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 729,64 km/h 12 Aug 2017 Siegfried Lenz (AUT) (18228) ratified - current record World 18228
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 575,12 km/h 12 Aug 2017 Siegfried Lenz (AUT) (18229) ratified - current record World 18229
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a Commercial Airline Route 769,5 km/h 11 Aug 2008 Siegfried Lenz (AUT) (15121) ratified - current record World 15121
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Speed over a 3 km course 351.39 km/h 28 Aug 1999 Peter Scheichenberger (AUT) (6241) ratified - superseded since approved World 6241
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 454,62 km/h 18 Sep 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) ratified - current record World 801
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 486,54 km/h 16 Sep 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (800) ratified - current record World 800
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 424,00 km/h 18 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (18985) ratified - current record World 18985
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 381,84 km/h 18 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (729) ratified - current record World 729
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 430,35 km/h 18 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (730) ratified - current record World 730
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 433,86 km/h 17 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (725) ratified - current record World 725
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 482,22 km/h 17 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (726) ratified - current record World 726
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 483,63 km/h 17 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (727) ratified - current record World 727
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 196,45 km/h 17 Aug 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (728) ratified - current record World 728
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 495,15 km/h 24 Jul 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) ratified - current record World 167
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 457,96 km/h 24 Jul 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) ratified - current record World 168
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 456,77 km/h 24 Jul 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) ratified - current record World 169
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 409,66 km/h 24 Jul 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) ratified - current record World 170
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 385,89 km/h 24 Jul 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) ratified - current record World 171
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 347,14 km/h 24 Jul 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) ratified - current record World 172
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 354,06 km/h 24 Jul 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) ratified - current record World 166
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 452,10 km/h 23 Jul 1993 Ferdinand Mühlhofer (AUT) (151) ratified - current record World 151
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload 193,83 km/h 20 May 1993 Wilhelm Lischak (AUT) (8420) ratified - current record World 8420
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Speed over a 3 km course 322,60 km/h 15 Jun 1991 Peter Scheichenberger (AUT) (1092) ratified - superseded since approved World 1092
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Altitude 11 030 m 09 Jan 1991 Peter Urach (AUT) (1900) ratified - superseded since approved World 1900
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Speed over a 3 km course 271,26 km/h 04 May 1989 Siegfried Puch (AUT) ratified - superseded since approved World 1093
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Speed over a recognised course, round trip 266,29 km/h 04 May 1989 Siegfried Puch (AUT) ratified - current record World 1110
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km without payload 178,19 km/h 18 Jun 1988 Wilhelm Lischak (AUT) (1942) ratified - current record World 1942
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Distance over a closed course 2 702,16 km 18 Jun 1988 Wilhelm Lischak (AUT) (1941) ratified - current record World 1941
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Distance 1 527,78 km 08 Jun 1988 Wilhelm Lischak (AUT) (1938) ratified - current record World 1938
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 272,85 km/h 21 Jun 1987 Erwin Pettirsch (AUT) (13811) ratified - current record World 13811
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload 187,15 km/h 24 May 1987 Wilhelm Lischak (AUT) (3331) ratified - superseded since approved World 3331
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Distance over a closed course 1 661,13 km 24 May 1987 Wilhelm Lischak (AUT) (3332) ratified - superseded since approved World 3332
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 259,28 km/h 27 Jun 1986 Erwin Pettirsch (AUT) ratified - current record World 13964
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Distance over a closed course 1 502,20 km 21 Jun 1986 Wilhelm Lischak (AUT) (3333) ratified - superseded since approved World 3333
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1a/0 Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload 171,43 km/h 21 Jun 1986 Wilhelm Lischak (AUT) (3334) ratified - superseded since approved World 3334
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 24 min 30 sec 25 Oct 1981 Franz Achleitner (AUT) (8095) ratified - current record World 8095
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 11 min 01 sec 25 Oct 1981 Franz Achleitner (AUT) (8100) ratified - superseded since approved World 8100
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 5 min 14 sec 25 Oct 1981 Franz Achleitner (AUT) (8464) ratified - superseded since approved World 8464
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload 407,746 km/h 11 Sep 1981 Franz Achleitner (AUT) (8418) ratified - current record World 8418
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload 407,977 km/h 11 Sep 1981 Franz Achleitner (AUT) (8419) ratified - current record World 8419
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 200 km in a closed circuit 2 h 3 min 49 sec 01 Oct 1912 Heinrich Bier (AUT) (15344) ratified - superseded since approved World 15344
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 5 km in a closed circuit 2 min 58 sec 01 Oct 1912 Heinrich Bier (AUT) (15774) ratified - superseded since approved World 15774
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Powered Aeroplanes C Altitude 3 580 m 29 Jun 1912 Philipp Von Blaschke (AUT) (15444) ratified - superseded since approved World 15444
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Powered Aeroplanes C Altitude 4360 m 23 Jun 1912 Philipp Von Blaschke (AUT) (15889) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 15889
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Powered Aeroplanes C Distance around a closed circuit 112 km 01 Oct 1911 Heinrich Bier (AUT) (15380) ratified - superseded since approved World 15380
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a distance of 250 km in a closed circuit 2 h 39 min 37 sec 01 Oct 1911 Heinrich Bier (AUT) (15776) ratified - superseded since approved World 15776
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