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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. As with many world records, there may be some dispute over the criteria for a record-setting event, the authority of the organization ...
In 1983 Richard Noble had broken the world land speed record with his earlier car Thrust2, which reached a speed of 1,019 km/h (633 mph). The date of Andy Green's record came exactly a half century and one day after Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier in Earth's atmosphere, with the Bell X-1 research rocket plane on 14 October 1947.
The first ever record although not verified, was the 1903 Wright Flyer. It achieved 30 mph (48 km/h) during its first flight, a record by the only plane of controlled take-off and landing in existence. The Bleriot XI then reached 47 mph (76 km/h) in 1909. Fabric-covered biplanes of the World War I era and shortly after could reach 200 mph (320 ...
Sep. 27—On September 27, 1956, Captain Milburn Grant "Mel" Apt became the fastest man alive during his test flight aboard the Bell X-2 supersonic aircraft, reaching speeds three times faster ...
Rudolf Caracciola's record of 432.7 km/h (268.9 mph) over the flying kilometre on 28 January 1938, remained the fastest ever officially timed speed on a public road until broken on 5 November 2017 by Koenigsegg in an Agera RS driven by Niklas Lilja, achieving 447.2 km/h (277.9 mph) on a closed highway in Nevada.It also was the fastest speed ever recorded in Germany until Rico Anthes bested it ...
The Beast of Turin was granted an unofficial title of world's fastest car due to this speed, but not made official due to being unable to complete the run within the time limit. [4] Fiat S76 Record No. 2, in front of Fiat factory, Turin, 1911. Following the First World War, the first S76 built was dismantled by Fiat at the end of 1919.
With a 105.5 mph fastball to strike out Los Angeles Dodgers utility man Tommy Edman, Joyce came 0.3 mph shy of throwing the fastest recorded pitch in MLB history.
Retains record for circumnavigation using only scheduled transportation. [26] Air France: 32 hours 49 minutes and 3 seconds 12 October 1992 13 October 1992 Concorde FAI "Westbound Around the World" world air speed record from Lisbon, Portugal. [27] [28] [29] Michel Dupont and Claude Hetru 31 hours 27 minutes and 49 seconds 15 August 1995