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Class A Free balloons N0 3690 Size category AA-04 (Gas balloons: 600 to 900 m3) Category: Feminine Altitude: 4 692 m Course/site: Stuttgart (Germany) 13/10/96, Astrid GERHARDT (Germany) Balloon : Wörner NL-510/STU N0 5280 Size category AA-05 (Gas balloons: 900 to 1 200 m3) Category: Feminine Altitude: 4 692 m Course/site: Stuttgart (Germany) 13/10/96, Astrid GERHARDT (Germany) Balloon : Wörner NL-510/STU N0 4880 Size category AX-06 (Hot-air balloons: 1 200 to 1 600 m3) Category: General Duration: 15h 22mn Course/site: Southern Cross, Western Australia (Australia) - Mount Hampton, Western Australia (Australia) 19/08/97, Masakazu OIWA (Japan) Balloon : Cameron N-56 N0 4890 Size category AX-06 (Hot-air balloons: 1 200 to 1 600 m3) Category: Feminine Duration: 12h 18mn Course/site: Merredin, Western Australia (Australia) - Tampu, Western Australia (Australia) 22/08/97, Toshiko ICHIYOSHI (Japan) Balloon : Cameron N-56

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Class C Aeroplanes N0 4996 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 963.52 km/h Course/site: Dallas, TX (USA) - London (UK) 29/09/97, Carter W. TAYLOR (USA), Co-pilot : James O. GROSS (USA), Relief pilot : Michael H. WEBER (USA) Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (3 General Electric CF6, 61500 lb) N0 5035 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a commercial Air Route in excess of 6 500 km: 898.43 km/h Course/site: Sao Paulo (Brazil) - Miami, FL (USA) 18/10/97, Robert J. SWAIN (USA) Aircraft: Boeing 777-200 (2 P&W PW4077, 77 000 lbs) N0 5042 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 819.52 km/h Course/site: Chicago, IL (USA) - San Francisco, CA (USA) 25/10/97, David F. SPECHT (USA) Aircraft: Boeing 747-400 (4 P&W PW4056, 56 750 lbs) N0 5058 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 743.19 km/h Course/site: Guadalajara (Mexico) - Los Angeles, CA (USA) 06/11/97, Daniel J. CLISHAM (USA) Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (2 P&W JT8D-219, 21 000 lbs) N0 5064 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 1 002.08 km/h Course/site: New York, NY (USA) - Madrid (Spain) 06/11/97, John J. BAUER (USA), Robert W. VOSE (USA), Eric E. SCHONEBERGER (USA) Aircraft: Boeing 767-300ER (2 P&W PW4060, 60 000 lbs) N0 5103 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a Commercial Air Route: 825.77 km/h Course/site: Los Angeles, CA (USA) - Guadalajara (Mexico) 27/11/97, Daniel J. CLISHAM (USA) Aircraft: McDonnell Douglas MD-83 (2 P&W JT8D-219, 21 000 lbs) N0 5256 Sub-class C-1 (Landplanes) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a recognised course, round trip: 876.66 km/h Course/site: Reno, NV (USA) - Galveston, TX (USA) and return 13/09/97, William DIRKS (USA), Jeff BROLLIER (USA) Aircraft: Cessna 750 Citation X (2 Allison AE 3007C, 6400 lb) N0 5076 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg) Group 1 : piston engine Speed over a recognised course: 278.90 km/h Course/site: Adelaide, SA (Australia) - Melbourne (Australia) 28/10/97, Jon JOHANSON (Australia) Aircraft: Van Grunsven RV-4 DA4 (1 Lycoming O-320 DIA, 160 hp) N0 5077 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg) Group 1 : piston engine Speed over a recognised course: 306.72 km/h Course/site: Melbourne (Australia) - Sydney (Australia) 28/10/97, Jon JOHANSON (Australia) Aircraft: Van Grunsven RV-4 DA4 (1 Lycoming O-320 DIA, 160 hp) N0 5078 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg) Group 1 : piston engine Speed over a recognised course: 281.52 km/h Course/site: Sydney, NSW (Australia) - Brisbane (Australia) 28/10/97, Jon JOHANSON (Australia) Aircraft: Van Grunsven RV-4 DA4 (1 Lycoming O-320 DIA, 160 hp) N0 5079 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg) Group 1 : piston engine Speed over a recognised course: 314.12 km/h Course/site: Brisbane, QLD (Australia) - Townsville (Australia) 28/10/97, Jon JOHANSON (Australia) Aircraft: Van Grunsven RV-4 DA4 (1 Lycoming O-320 DIA, 160 hp) N0 5080 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg) Group 1 : piston engine Speed over a recognised course: 315.33 km/h Course/site: Townsville (Australia) - Darwin (Australia) 29/10/97, Jon JOHANSON (Australia) Aircraft: Van Grunsven RV-4 DA4 (1 Lycoming O-320 DIA, 160 hp) N0 5081 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg) Group 1 : piston engine Speed over a recognised course: 226.61 km/h Course/site: Darwin (Australia) - Carnarvon (Australia) 29/10/97, Jon JOHANSON (Australia) Aircraft: Van Grunsven RV-4 DA4 (1 Lycoming O-320 DIA, 160 hp) N0 5082 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg) Group 1 : piston engine Speed over a recognised course: 228.03 km/h Course/site: Carnarvon, WA (Australia) - Perth, WA (Australia) 29/10/97, Jon JOHANSON (Australia) Aircraft: Van Grunsven RV-4 DA4 (1 Lycoming O-320 DIA, 160 hp) N0 5083 Sub-class C-1b (Landplanes: take off weight 500 to 1000 kg) Group 1 : piston engine Speed over a recognised course: 263.51 km/h Course/site: Perth, WA (Australia) - Adelaide (Australia) 30/10/97, Jon JOHANSON (Australia) Aircraft: Van Grunsven RV-4 DA4 (1 Lycoming O-320 DIA, 160 hp) N0 4914 Sub-class C-1i (Landplanes: take off weight 16 000 to 20 000 kg) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a closed circuit of 5 000 km without payload: 876.66 km/h Course/site: Reno, NV (USA) 13/09/97, William DIRKS (USA), Jeffrey C. BROLLIER (USA) Aircraft: Cessna 750 Citation X (2 Allison AE 3007C, 6400 lb) N0 4915 Sub-class C-1i (Landplanes: take off weight 16 000 to 20 000 kg) Group 3 : turbo-jet Distance over a closed circuit without landing: 5 075.88 km Course/site: Reno, NV (USA) 13/09/97, William DIRKS (USA), Jeff BROLLIER (USA) Aircraft: Cessna 750 Citation X (2 Allison AE 3007C, 6400 lb) N0 4916 Sub-class C-1i (Landplanes: take off weight 16 000 to 20 000 kg) Group 3 : turbo-jet Speed over a recognised course, round trip: 876.66 km/h Course/site: Reno, NV (USA) - Galveston, TX (USA) and return 13/09/97, William DIRKS (USA), Jeffrey C. BROLLIER (USA) Aircraft: Cessna 750 Citation X (2 Allison AE 3007C, 6400 lb)

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Class G Parachuting N0 5003 Sub-class G-2 (Group jumps) Category: General; Competition / Team records G-2-D : Canopy relative work, longest sequence: 11 formations Course/site: Spearfish, SD (USA) 04/09/97, French Team (France), Vincent FERRER, Alban MATHE, Jean-Michel POULET, Louis-Etienne du REAU

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