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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 62,53 km/h 26 Jul 1995 Heinz G. Peier (SUI) (2804) ratified - current record World 2804
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 24,92 km/h 26 Jul 1995 Heinz G. Peier (SUI) (2801) ratified - current record World 2801
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1b Speed over a recognised course 32,43 km/h 20 Jul 1995 Heinz G. Peier (SUI) (2788) ratified - current record World 2788
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 128,05 km/h 10 Jul 1994 Felix J. Estermann (SUI) (1739) ratified - current record World 1739
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 86,71 km/h 16 Aug 1992 Felix J. Estermann (SUI) (9856) ratified - current record World 9856
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 81,65 km/h 23 Jul 1992 Felix J. Estermann (SUI) (9855) ratified - superseded since approved World 9855
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course 231,7 km/h 02 Aug 1991 Robert Plimpton (SUI) (14151) ratified - current record World 14151
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a recognised course, round trip 234,9 km/h 02 Aug 1991 Robert Plimpton (SUI) ratified - current record World 14152
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 267,20 km/h 29 Apr 1991 Hans Jakob Beldi (SUI) (13790) ratified - current record World 13790
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 677,88 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) ratified - current record World 2629
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 759,60 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) ratified - current record World 2630
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed around the world, Eastbound 751,70 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) (2624) ratified - superseded since approved World 2624
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 748,08 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) ratified - current record World 2631
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 714,24 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) ratified - current record World 2625
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 816,48 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) ratified - current record World 2632
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 718,56 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) ratified - current record World 2626
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 855,72 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) ratified - current record World 2633
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1i Speed over a recognised course 710,28 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) ratified - current record World 2627
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1 Speed over a recognised course 739,00 km/h 24 Jul 1984 Aziz Ojjeh (SUI) (2628) ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code World 2628
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a recognised course 296,52 km/h 28 Apr 1984 Willi Schwarz (SUI) (13971) ratified - current record World 13971
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1d Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 750,34 km/h 19 May 1960 Ljubomir Zakavica (YUG) (14640) ratified - superseded since approved World 14640
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Powered Aeroplanes C-1c Speed over a straight 15/25 km course 500.21 km/h 19 May 1960 Ivan Crnjaric (YUG) (14663) ratified - superseded since approved World 14663
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Powered Aeroplanes C 1st category 1927-1931 Distance 1 305,50 km 16 Oct 1928 Hans Wirth (SUI) (9279) ratified - superseded since approved World 9279
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Powered Aeroplanes C Duration with 1 000 kg payload 10 h 05 min 29 Jun 1926 Walter Mittelholzer (SUI) (9322) ratified - superseded since approved World 9322
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Powered Aeroplanes C Distance 1 400 km 29 Jun 1926 Walter Mittelholzer (SUI) (9323) ratified - superseded since approved World 9323
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over 500 km with 1000 kg payload 163,08 km/h 29 Jun 1926 Walter Mittelholzer (SUI) (9324) ratified - superseded since approved World 9324
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over 1 000 km with 1 000 kg payload 161,99 km/h 29 Jun 1926 Walter Mittelholzer (SUI) (9325) ratified - superseded since approved World 9325
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Powered Aeroplanes C Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km with 500 kg payload 163,13 km/h 24 Jun 1926 Walter Mittelholzer (SUI) ratified - superseded since approved World 10853
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Powered Aeroplanes C Duration with 500 kg payload 14 h 43 min 29 sec 24 Jun 1926 Walter Mittelholzer (SUI) ratified - superseded since approved World 10851
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Powered Aeroplanes C Distance with 500 kg payload 2 301,2 km 24 Jun 1926 Walter Mittelholzer (SUI) (10852) ratified - superseded since approved World 10852
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Powered Aeroplanes C Duration in closed circuit 3 h 11 min 14 sec 02 Sep 1913 Robert Gsell (SUI) (15435) ratified - superseded since approved World 15435
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