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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
Pages in category "Flight speed record holders" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
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
[11] [12] This record was retired as a new weight class based system was introduced to allow more pilots to set new records across a wider range of aircraft. On September 2, 2017, Steve Hinton Jr, in the modified North American P-51 Mustang Voodoo set the new record of 531.53 mph (855.41 km/h) in the C-1e class (the same weight class Rare Bear ...
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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 ...
Five international flights over the weekend were recorded going more than 800 mph due to record winds of around 265 mph.