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Class Sub-Class Type of record Performance Date Claimant Status Region ID
U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-3 True altitude 4 584,19 m 21 Aug 2025 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics team (USA) preliminary record claim received World 20933
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-3 Duration - Time 39 h 17 min 7 sec 18 Feb 2022 Lockheed Martin Aeronautics (USA) ratified - current record World 19634
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1 Duration - Time 192 h 50 min 02 Oct 2021 Platform Aerospace Team (USA) ratified - current record World 19576
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1 Duration - Time 454 h 30 min 13 Sep 2021 Airbus Zephyr Programme (USA) ratified - current record World 19561
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1 True altitude 23 209 m 13 Sep 2021 Airbus Zephyr Programme (USA) ratified - current record World 19562
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-Absolute Duration 454 h 30 min 13 Sep 2021 Airbus Zephyr Programme (USA) ratified - current record World 19563
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1 Duration - Time 80 h 46 min 35 sec 21 May 2021 Beihang University Team (CHN) ratified - current record World 19466
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1 Distance over an out and return course 70,00 km 14 Sep 2020 Sunbirds SAS (FRA) ratified - current record World 19349
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1 Duration - Time 2 h 20 min 14 Sep 2020 Sunbirds SAS (FRA) ratified - current record World 19350
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1 Duration - Time 30 h 06 min 42 sec 03 Oct 2019 Beihang University Team (CHN) ratified - superseded since approved World 19112
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-3 Speed Over a Straight Course of 50 m to 25 km 114,24 km/h 04 Nov 2018 Timothy Trowbridge (SUI) ratified - current record World 18782
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-3 Duration - Time 6 h 7 min 45 sec 11 Jul 2018 Centre for Aerospace Research MIT Campus, Anna University (IND) ratified - current record World 18694
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1 Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 236,89 km/h 30 Aug 2017 The Ohio State University (USA) ratified - current record World 18242
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1 Distance over an out and return course 45,23 km 30 Aug 2017 The Ohio State University (USA) ratified - current record World 18243
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-Absolute Speed 236,89 km/h 30 Aug 2017 The Ohio State University (USA) ratified - current record World 18244
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1 Duration - Time 55 h 56 min 02 Dec 2016 Jeremy Novara (USA) ratified - superseded since approved World 18684
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1.c Duration 55 h 56 min 02 Dec 2016 Jeremy Novara (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 18087
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Duration around the World 505 d 19 h 53 min 26 Jul 2016 Solar Impulse Team (17909) ratified - current record World 17909
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Speed around the world 2,89 km/h 26 Jul 2016 Solar Impulse Team (17901) ratified - current record World 17901
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Distance along a course, pre-declared waypoints 5 851,3 km 23 Jun 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17868) ratified - current record World 17868
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Gain of height 9 024 m 24 Apr 2016 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17832) ratified - current record World 17832
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Straight Distance - Free flight 6 449,8 km 03 Jul 2015 André Borschberg (SUI) (17593) ratified - current record World 17593
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Duration 117 h 52 min 03 Jul 2015 André Borschberg (SUI) (17594) ratified - current record World 17594
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Free Distance along a course 7 039,9 km 03 Jul 2015 André Borschberg (SUI) (17595) ratified - current record World 17595
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Straight Distance - Free flight 1 720,3 km 01 Jun 2015 André Borschberg (SUI) (17556) ratified - superseded since approved World 17556
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Duration 44 h 10 min 01 Jun 2015 André Borschberg (SUI) (17557) ratified - superseded since approved World 17557
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Free Distance along a course 2 614,5 km 01 Jun 2015 André Borschberg (SUI) (17558) ratified - superseded since approved World 17558
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Straight distance, pre-declared waypoints 1 468 km 10 Mar 2015 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17429) ratified - current record World 17429
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Straight Distance - Free flight 1 468 km 10 Mar 2015 Bertrand Piccard (SUI) (17430) ratified - superseded since approved World 17430
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1 Duration - Time 80 h 2 min 52 sec 08 Dec 2014 Peter LeHew (USA) ratified - current record World 18689
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U (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV U-1.f Duration 80 h 2 min 52 sec 08 Dec 2014 Peter LeHew (USA) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 17386
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Experimental / New Technologies I-E Duration 1 min 37,5 sec 25 Sep 2013 Justin Mauch (USA) (16930) ratified - current record World 16930
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Experimental / New Technologies I-E Duration 53 sec 24 Sep 2013 Alexis Reichert (CAN) (16932) ratified - current record World 16932
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Experimental / New Technologies I-E Duration 1 min 26 sec 23 Sep 2013 Trefor Evans (CAN) (16933) ratified - superseded since approved World 16933
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Experimental / New Technologies I-E Straight distance 6,93 m 13 Jun 2013 Todd Reichert (CAN) (16831) ratified - current record World 16831
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Experimental / New Technologies I-E Duration in Hover 64,11 sec 13 Jun 2013 Todd Reichert (CAN) (16832) ratified - current record World 16832
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Free Distance along a course 1 506,5 km 23 May 2013 André Borschberg (SUI) (16817) ratified - superseded since approved World 16817
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Straight distance, pre-declared waypoints 1 386,5 km 23 May 2013 André Borschberg (SUI) (16815) ratified - superseded since approved World 16815
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Distance along a course, pre-declared waypoints 1 487,6 km 23 May 2013 André Borschberg (SUI) (16816) ratified - superseded since approved World 16816
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Experimental / New Technologies I-E Duration 1 min 5,1 sec 28 Aug 2012 Colin Gore (USA) (16616) ratified - superseded since approved World 16616
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Experimental / New Technologies CSA Free out-and-return distance 500,9 km 18 Aug 2012 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (16609) ratified - current record World 16609
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Experimental / New Technologies CSA Distance along a course, pre-declared waypoints 518,3 km 18 Aug 2012 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (16610) ratified - current record World 16610
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Experimental / New Technologies I-E Duration 49,9 sec 21 Jun 2012 Kyle Gluesenkamp (USA) (16568) ratified - superseded since approved World 16568
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Straight distance, pre-declared waypoints 1 099,3 km 25 May 2012 André Borschberg (SUI) (16558) ratified - superseded since approved World 16558
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Free Distance along a course 1 116 km 25 May 2012 André Borschberg (SUI) (16560) ratified - superseded since approved World 16560
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Free Distance along a course 439,3 km 10 Sep 2011 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (16394) ratified - superseded since approved World 16394
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Out-and-return distance 384,5 km 17 Aug 2011 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (16299) ratified - current record World 16299
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Experimental / New Technologies CS Free out-and-return distance 385,1 km 17 Aug 2011 Klaus Ohlmann (GER) (16300) ratified - current record World 16300
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