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The Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird is the current record-holder for a crewed airbreathing jet aircraft. An air speed record is the highest airspeed attained by an aircraft of a particular class. The rules for all official aviation records are defined by Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), [1] which also ratifies any claims. Speed records ...
On 23 October 1934 however, after backfiring problems had been solved with the assistance of the British engineer "Rod" Banks, the AS.6 was used by Francesco Agello to set a new airspeed record for piston-powered seaplanes at 709.2 kilometres per hour (440.6 mph), a record that still stands today. [1] AS.6 installed in Macchi M.C.72
Fiat Fiat AS.6: 1932 10,601.5 km (6,587.45 miles) France Bossoutrot and Rossi Blériot 110 March 26, 1932 13,404 m (43,976 ft) Great Britain Cyril F Uwins Vickers Vespa September 16, 1932 1933 682 km/h (423.82 mph) Italy Francesco Agello Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 April 18, 1933 13,660 m (44,816 ft) France Gustave Lemoine Potez 50 September 28, 1933 ...
All examples flown by Regia Aeronautica with Fiat A.22 engine; B.R.3 - new landing gear, fitted with radio and panoramic camera and (in later versions) Handley Page-type slats (100 built) B.R.4 - substantial redesign with revised aerodynamics, new landing gear, and new radiator arrangement (one built) R.700 - racer for world airspeed record attempt
The Fiat AS.8 was a large Italian 16-cylinder, liquid-cooled V configured aircraft racing engine designed and built in the late-1930s by Fiat for an attempt to capture the air speed record. Another reason for the design was to provide the Regia Aeronautica with high performance fighter aircraft engines.
Five international flights over the weekend were recorded going more than 800 mph due to record winds of around 265 mph.
The following is a list of speed records for various types of vehicles.This list only presents the single greatest speed achieved in each broad record category; for more information on records under variations of test conditions, see the specific article for each record category.
Flight airspeed record: Curtiss F6C-6: US: 1930: Variant modified for racing. Won the Curtiss Marine Trophy. Curtiss XF6C-6: US: 1930: F6C-6 converted to monoplane for Thompson Trophy. Crosby CR-3: US: 1936: Thompson Trophy [citation needed] Crosby CR-4: US: 1938: Greve Trophy: Darmstadt D-18: Germany: 1929: Challenge International de Tourisme ...