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Powered Aeroplanes C-1l Speed over a recognised course 885,10 km/h 08 Oct 2024 Dominic Rivers (GBR) (20543) ratified - superseded since approved World 20543
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed around the world, Eastbound 448,22 km/h 13 May 1991 M. Naviede (GBR) (9254) ratified - superseded since approved World 9254
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 585,88 km/h 12 May 1991 M. Naviede (GBR) (9268) ratified - superseded since approved World 9268
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1e Speed over a recognised course 546,88 km/h 12 May 1991 M. Naviede (GBR) (9269) ratified - superseded since approved World 9269
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Powered Aeroplanes H Time to climb to a height of 12 000 m 2 min 06,63 sec 14 Aug 1989 H. Frick (GBR) (5538) ratified - superseded since approved World 5538
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 869,80 km/h 03 Apr 1989 K.D. Leney (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 3461
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1q Speed over a recognised course 1242,69 km/h 01 Apr 1989 K.D. Leney (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 19275
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1p Speed over a recognised course 912,03 km/h 21 Dec 1987 John Halstead (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 16402
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Powered Aeroplanes H Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m 39,48 sec 12 Jan 1987 Bernard C. Scott (GBR) (5542) ratified - superseded since approved World 5542
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Powered Aeroplanes H Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m 1 min 1,1 sec 12 Jan 1987 Bernard C. Scott (GBR) (5543) ratified - superseded since approved World 5543
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Powered Aeroplanes H Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 1 min 26,66 sec 12 Jan 1987 Bernard C. Scott (GBR) (5544) ratified - superseded since approved World 5544
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1q Speed over a recognised course 1 643,67 km/h 16 Sep 1985 J. W. Burton (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 1246
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1q Speed over a recognised course 1 032,76 km/h 16 Sep 1985 J. W. Burton (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 1247
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1q Speed over a recognised course 1 192,48 km/h 29 Mar 1985 Brian Walpole (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 15668
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Powered Aeroplanes H Altitude 14 040 m 05 Jan 1971 T.L. Lecky-thompson (GBR) (5545) ratified - superseded since approved World 5545
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Powered Aeroplanes H Time to climb to a height of 9 000 m 1 min 44,7 sec 05 Jan 1971 T.L. Lecky-thompson (GBR) (5546) ratified - superseded since approved World 5546
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Powered Aeroplanes H Time to climb to a height of 12 000 m 2 min 22,7 sec 05 Jan 1971 T.L. Lecky-thompson (GBR) (5547) ratified - superseded since approved World 5547
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 1 141,407 km/h 19 Sep 1953 Neville Frederick Duke (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 8876
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 686,56 km/h 24 Apr 1950 John Cunningham (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 6378
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 974,026 km/h 12 Apr 1948 John Douglas Derry (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 8877
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 909,09 km/h 27 Feb 1948 Michael J. Lithgow (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 8878
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 873,786 km/h 06 Feb 1948 William Arthur Waterton (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 8882
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload 799,644 km/h 31 Aug 1947 John Cunningham (GBR) ratified - superseded since approved World 8884
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