Speed Record Club
- speed on wheels, water and wings
Outright Air Speed Record
Notes:
- The records listed below are those recognised by the FAI and its predecessors
- All Speeds in miles per hour
- IC refers to Internal Combustion Piston Engines
| Date |
Location |
Pilot |
Country |
Vehicle |
Power |
Speed |
Comments |
|
0
- 100mph
|
| 2 Nov 1906 |
Bagatelle, France |
Alberto Santos-Dumont |
Brazil |
Santos-Dumont 14-bis |
IC |
25.65 |
|
| 26 Oct 1907 |
Issy-les-Moulineaux, France |
Henry Farman |
Great Britain |
Voisin-Farman I |
IC |
32.74 |
|
| 20 May 1909 |
Pau, France |
Paul Tissandier |
France |
Wright Model A |
IC |
34.05 |
|
| 23 Aug 1909 |
Reims, France |
Glenn H Curtiss |
USA |
Curtiss Golden Flyer |
IC |
43.38 |
|
| 24 Aug 1909 |
Reims, France |
Louis Blériot |
France |
Blériot Type XII |
IC |
49.17 |
|
| 28 Aug 1909 |
Reims, France |
Louis Blériot |
France |
Blériot Type XII |
IC |
47.84 |
|
| 23 Apr 1910 |
Nice, France |
Hubert Latham |
France |
Antoinette VII |
IC |
48.20 |
|
| 10 Jul 1910 |
Reims, Framce |
Léon Morane |
France |
Blériot Type XI |
IC |
66.18 |
First record over 100km/h |
| 29 Oct 1910 |
New York, USA |
Alfred Leblanc |
France |
Blériot Type XI |
IC |
68.19 |
|
| 12 Apr 1911 |
Pau, France |
Alfred Leblanc |
France |
Blériot Type XI |
IC |
69.46 |
|
| 11 May 1911 |
Châlons, France |
Edouard de Nieuport |
France |
Nieuport Type IIN |
IC |
74.41 |
|
| 12 Jun 1911 |
Étampes, France |
Alfred Leblanc |
France |
Blériot Type XI |
IC |
77.67 |
|
| 16 Jun 1911 |
Châlons, France |
Edouard de Nieuport |
France |
Nieuport Type IIN |
IC |
80.81 |
|
| 21 Jun 1911 |
Châlons, France |
Edouard de Nieuport |
France |
Nieuport Type IIN |
IC |
82.72 |
|
| 13 Jan 1912 |
Pau, France |
Jules Védrines |
France |
Deperdussin Monocoque (1912) |
IC |
90.19 |
|
|
100
- 200mph
|
| 22 Feb 1912 |
Pau, France |
Jules Védrines |
France |
Deperdussin Monocoque (1912) |
IC |
100.22 |
|
| 29 Feb 1912 |
Pau, France |
Jules Védrines |
France |
Deperdussin Monocoque (1912) |
IC |
100.94 |
|
| 1 Mar 1912 |
Pau, France |
Jules Védrines |
France |
Deperdussin Monocoque (1912) |
IC |
103.65 |
|
| 2 Mar 1912 |
Pau, France |
Jules Védrines |
France |
Deperdussin Monocoque (1912) |
IC |
104.33 |
|
| 13 Jul 1912 |
Reims, France |
Jules Védrines |
France |
Deperdussin Monocoque (1912) |
IC |
106.11 |
|
| 9 Sep 1912 |
Chicago, USA |
Jules Védrines |
France |
Deperdussin Monocoque (1912) |
IC |
108.18 |
|
| 17 Jun 1913 |
Reims, France |
Jules Védrines |
France |
Deperdussin Monocoque (1913) |
IC |
111.73 |
|
| 27 Sep 1913 |
Reims, France |
Jules Védrines |
France |
Deperdussin Monocoque (1913) |
IC |
119.23 |
|
| 29 Sep 1913 |
Reims, France |
Jules Védrines |
France |
Deperdussin Monocoque (1913) |
IC |
126.66 |
|
| 7 Feb 1920 |
Villacoublay, France |
Sadi-Joseph Lecointe |
France |
Nieuport 29V |
IC |
171.04 |
|
| 28 Feb 1920 |
Villacoublay, France |
Jean H Casale |
France |
Spad-Herbemont 20bis |
IC |
176.13 |
|
| 9 Oct 1920 |
Buc, France |
Comte Bernard de Romanet |
France |
Spad-Herbemont 20bis |
IC |
181.86 |
|
| 10 Oct 1920 |
Villacoublay, France |
Sadi-Joseph Lecointe |
France |
Nieuport 29V |
IC |
184.35 |
|
| 20 Oct 1920 |
Villacoublay, France |
Sadi-Joseph Lecointe |
France |
Nieuport 29V |
IC |
187.98 |
|
| 4 Nov 1920 |
Buc, France |
Comte Bernard de Romanet |
France |
Spad-Herbemont 20bis |
IC |
192.01 |
|
| 12 Dec 1920 |
Villacoublay, France |
Sadi-Joseph Lecointe |
France |
Nieuport 29V |
IC |
194.51 |
|
|
200
- 300mph
|
| 26 Sep 1921 |
Villesauvage, France |
Sadi-Joseph Lecointe |
France |
Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplane |
IC |
205.22 |
|
| 21 Sep 1922 |
Villesauvage, France |
Sadi-Joseph Lecointe |
France |
Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplane |
IC |
211.90 |
|
| 18 Oct 1922 |
Detroit, USA |
William G Mitchell |
USA |
Curtiss R-6 |
IC |
222.97 |
|
| 15 Feb 1923 |
Istres, France |
Sadi-Joseph Lecointe |
France |
Nieuport-Delage Sesquiplane |
IC |
233.01 |
|
| 29 Mar 1923 |
Dayton, USA |
Russell L Maughan |
USA |
Curtiss R-6 |
IC |
236.58 |
|
| 2 Nov 1923 |
Mineola, USA |
Harold J Brow |
USA |
Curtiss R2C-1 |
IC |
259.14 |
|
| 4 Nov 1923 |
Mineola, USA |
Alford J Williams |
USA |
Curtiss R2C-1 |
IC |
266.58 |
|
| 11 Dec 1924 |
Istres, France |
Florentin, Bonnet |
France |
SIMB (Bernard-Hubert) V2 |
IC |
278.48 |
|
| 4 Nov 1927 |
Venice, Italy |
Mario de Bernardi |
Italy |
Macchi M52 |
IC |
297.81 |
|
|
300
- 400mph
|
| 30 Mar 1928 |
Venice, Italy |
Mario de Bernardi |
Italy |
Macchi M52bis |
IC |
318.62 |
|
|
400
- 500mph
|
| 29 Sep 1931 |
Lee-on-Solent, Great Britain |
George H Stainforth |
Great Britain |
Supermarine S6B |
IC |
407.49 |
|
| 10 Apr 1933 |
Desenzano, Italy |
Francesco Agello |
Italy |
Macchi MC72 |
IC |
423.82 |
|
| 23 Oct 1934 |
Desenzano, Italy |
Francesco Agello |
Italy |
Macchi MC72 |
IC |
440.68 |
Record still stands as fastest piston-engined
waterplane |
| 30 Mar 1939 |
Orianenburg, Germany |
Hans Dieterle |
Germany |
Heinkel He100 V8 |
IC |
463.91 |
|
| 26 Apr 1939 |
Augsburg, Germany |
Fritz Wendel |
Germany |
Messerscmitt Me209 V1 |
IC |
469.22 |
Last piston-engined record |
|
600
- 700mph
|
| 7 Nov 1945 |
Herne Bay, Great Britain |
H J Wilson |
Great Britain |
Gloster Meteor F Mk4 |
Turbojet |
606.38 |
First jet-engined record |
| 7 Sep 1946 |
Littlehampton, Great Britain |
Edward M Donaldson |
Great Britian |
Gloster Meteor F Mk4 |
Turbojet |
615.77 |
|
| 19 Jun 1947 |
Muroc, USA |
Albert Boyd |
USA |
Lockheed XP-80R Shooting Star |
Turbojet |
623.85 |
|
| 20 Aug 1947 |
Muroc, USA |
Turner F Caldwell |
USA |
Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak |
Turbojet |
640.74 |
|
| 25 Aug 1947 |
Muroc, USA |
Marion E Carl |
USA |
Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak |
Turbojet |
650.90 |
|
| 15 Sep 1948 |
Muroc, USA |
Richard L Johnson |
USA |
North American F-86A-1 Sabre |
Turbojet |
670.98 |
|
| 19 Nov 1952 |
Salton Sea, USA |
J Slade Nash |
USA |
North American F-86D Sabre |
Turbojet |
698.50 |
|
|
700
- 800mph
|
| 16 Jul 1953 |
Salton Sea, USA |
William F Barnes |
USA |
North American F-86D Sabre |
Turbojet |
715.69 |
|
| 7 Sep 1953 |
Littlehampton, Great Britain |
Neville Duke |
Great Britain |
Hawker Hunter F Mk3 |
Turbojet |
727.62 |
|
| 25 Sep 1953 |
Castel Idris, Libya |
Michael J Lithgow |
Great Britain |
Supermarine Swift F Mk4 |
Turbojet |
735.70 |
|
| 3 Oct 1953 |
Salton Sea, USA |
James B Verdin |
USA |
Douglas XF4D-1 Skyray |
Turbojet |
752.95 |
|
| 29 Oct 1953 |
Salton Sea, USA |
F K Everest |
USA |
North American YF-100A Super Sabre |
Turbojet |
755.15 |
Last record set at low-level |
|
800
- 900mph
|
| 20 Aug 1955 |
Palmdale, USA |
Horace A hanes |
USA |
North American F-100C Super Sabre |
Turbojet |
822.13 |
First supersonic record. First record
set at altitude. |
|
1100
- 1200mph
|
| 10 Mar 1956 |
Ford/Chichester, Great Britain |
Peter Twiss |
Great Britain |
Fairey Delta Two |
Turbojet |
1132.13 |
Largest record increase (310mph) |
|
1200
- 1300mph
|
| 12 Dec 1957 |
Edwards AFB, USA |
Adrian E Drew |
USA |
McDonnell F-101A Voodoo |
Turbojet |
1207.63 |
|
|
1400
- 1500mph
|
| 16 May 1958 |
Edwards AFB, USA |
Walter W Irwin |
USA |
Lockheed YF-104A Starfighter |
Turbojet |
1404.01 |
|
| 31 Oct 1959 |
Jukowski-Petrowskol, USSR |
Georgii Mossolov |
USSR |
Mikoyan E-66 |
Turbojet |
1483.83 |
|
|
1500
- 1600mph
|
| 15 Dec 1959 |
Edwards AFB, USA |
Joseph W Rogers |
USA |
Convair F-106A Delta Dart |
Turbojet |
1525.94 |
|
|
1600
- 1700mph
|
| 22 Nov 1961 |
Edwards AFB, USA |
Robert B Robinson |
USA |
McDonnell F4H-1F Phantom II |
Turbojet |
1606.50 |
|
| 7 Jul 1962 |
Podmoskownoe, USSR |
Georgii Mossolov |
USSR |
Mikoyan E-166 |
Turbojet |
1665.89 |
|
|
2000
- 2100mph
|
| 1 May 1965 |
Edwards AFB, USA |
Robert L Stephens & Daniel Andre |
USA |
Lockheed YF-12A |
Turbo- ramjet |
2070.10 |
|
|
over
2100mph
|
| 28 Jul 1976 |
Edwards AFB, USA |
Eldon W Joersz & George T Morgan Jr |
USA |
Lockheed SR-71A |
Turbo- ramjet |
2193.16 |
|
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