The Worlds Air Sports federation defines several categories for world records. Here are 15 of them from category C-1: the take off weight 1000 to 1750 kg.
1 – Distance: 11’211.83 kilometers
2 – Distance over a closed course: 11’138.72 kilometers
3 – Altitude: 12’906 meters (yes, meters. That’s 42’343 feet)
4 – Altitude in horizontal flight: 10’889 metrers (35’725 feet)
5 – Time to climb to a height of 3’000 meters: 3 minutes 09 seconds
6 – Time to climb to a height of 6’000 meters: 8 minutes 52 seconds
7 – Time to climb to a height of 9’000 meters: 20 minutes 54 seconds
8 -Speed over a straight 3km course at restricted altitude: 601.78 km/h (324.94 kts)
9 – Speed over a straight 15/25 km course: 605.41 km/h (326.90 kts)
10 – Speed over a closed circuit of 100 kilometers withut payload: 455.23 km/h (245.80 kts)
11 – Speed over a closed circuit of 500 kilometers withut payload: 477.15 km/h (257.64 kts)
12 – Speed over a closed circuit of 1’000 kilometers withut payload: 484.62 km/h (261.67 kts)
13 – Speed over a closed circuit of 2’000 kilometers withut payload: 413.78km/h (223.42 kts)
14 – Speed around the world, eastbound: 243.7 km/h (131.6 kts)
15 – Speed around the world, westbound: 87.51 km/h (47.2 kts)
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Vincent Lambercy is a Swiss private pilot now living in Germany. He holds a private pilot certificate with single-engine, multi-engine and instrument ratings and has logged more than 430 hours of flight.
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