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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 are divided into a number of classes with sub-divisions.
Tupolev Tu-95. The Guinness Book of World Records lists the Soviet Tupolev Tu-95 bomber and its derivatives (Tu-114 and Tu-142) as "the fastest propeller-driven aircraft in standard production form", with a maximum cruise speed of 925 km/h (575 mph; 499 kn) or Mach 0.82.
This article gives yearly aviation records under 5 headings: airspeed, range, ceiling, gross take-off weight, and engine power. Year Airspeed Range Ceiling
The H-1's two-bladed constant speed propeller was still the performance standard. Before the H-1 took to the air, the world absolute speed record was 440.7 mph (709.2 km/h), held by a Macchi M.C.72 seaplane and set in October 1934. The landplane record was 314.32 mph (505.85 km/h), averaged by Raymond Delmotte in a Caudron C.460.
Crewed, air-breathing 3,529.56: 2,193.17: 3.3 Lockheed SR‑71A Blackbird #61‑7958 ... There is no officially recognized speed record for underwater craft, due to ...
On October 4, 1930, Robert beat the junior transcontinental air speed record of Eddie August Schneider in his PA-6 Pitcairn Mailwing he named "Yankee Clipper". His time was 23 hours, 47 minutes of elapsed flying time. Robert said on February 6, 2005: "I was the youngest to fly coast to coast and that record still stands.
Five international flights over the weekend were recorded going more than 800 mph due to record winds of around 265 mph.
On 7 September 1953, Duke set a new world air speed record of 727.63 mph (1,171.01 km/h), flying Hunter WB188. [4] (With this world record Neville Duke exceeded the unofficial world record set by Heini Dittmar with the Me 163 BV18), [5] also gaining for himself the Gold Medal of the Royal Aero Club.