AeroMODELS
Distance in a Straight Line (#200): 18.6 mi
John A. McNeil
Class F5, Radio Controlled, Electric Motor, Helicopter
California Valley, CA
4/26/2014
Aeroplanes
Speed Over a 3 km Course: 376 mph
Speed Over a 15 km Course: 378 mph
Time to Climb to 3,000 Meters: 2 min
Wesley E. (Lee) Behel
Class C-1.b, Group I (Internal Combustion)
homebuilt GP-5
1 Chevrolet V-8
Mojave, CA
4/12/2014
Speed Over a 1,000 km Closed Course: 319 mph
Speed Over a 2,000 km Closed Course: 319 mph
Michael J. Patey
Class C-1.c, Group I (Internal Combustion)
Lancair Legacy
1 Lycoming IO-720
Mojave, CA
4/19/2014
Speed Over a 5,000 km Closed Course: 211 mph
Zachary C. Reeder
Class C-1.c, Group I (Internal Combustion)
Rutan Catbird
1 Lycoming TIO-360
Mojave, CA
4/20/2014
Speed Over a Commercial Airline Route:
Dubai, UAE to Atlanta, GA: 525 mph
Brian A. Hood & Joseph P. Faulkner
Class C-1
Delta Air Lines Boeing 777-200LR
4/17/2014
Barcelona, Spain to Philadelphia, PA: 506 mph
Larry D. McCarroll, Gerald K. Capps & Wayne E. Siemer
Class C-1
US Airways Airbus A330
5/20/2014
Speed Over a Recognized Course:
Luanda, Angola to Lisbon, Portugal: 472.99 mph*
Lisbon, Portugal to Lajes, Azores: 461.08 mph*
Brian D. Erickson & Warren Snider
Class C-1.i, Group III (Jet)
Gulfstream G280
2 Honeywell HTF7250G
3/1/2014
Los Angeles, CA to Melbourne, Australia: 528.67 mph*
Gregory S. Sheldon, Craig H. Wilkerson & Jacob M. Howard
Class C-1.m, Group III (Jet)
Gulfstream G650
2 Rolls-Royce BR725
3/2/2014
Lajes, Azores to Savannah, GA: 447.45 mph*
Brian D. Erickson & Warren Snider
Class C-1.i, Group III (Jet)
Gulfstream G280
2 Honeywell HTF7250G
3/2/2014
Melbourne, Australia to Hong Kong, China:
553.05 mph*
Gregory S. Sheldon, Craig H. Wilkerson & Jacob M. Howard
Class C-1.l, Group III (Jet)
Gulfstream G650
2 Rolls-Royce BR725
3/4/2014
Hong Kong, China to Teterboro, NJ: 569.96 mph*
Gregory S. Sheldon, Craig H. Wilkerson & Jacob M. Howard
Class C-1.m, Group III (Jet)
Gulfstream G650
2 Rolls-Royce BR725
3/5/2014
New York, NY to Mumbai, India: 561.85 mph*
Eric S. Parker, Scott W. Curtis & Benjamin G. Wyatt
Class C-1.m, Group III (Jet)
Gulfstream G650
2 Rolls-Royce BR725
3/11/2014
St. Louis, MO to Chattanooga, TN:
175.98 mph*
Morry S. Cole
Class C-1.c, Group I (Internal Combustion)
Beechcraft Bonanza A36
1 Continental IO-520
4/6/2014
Van Horn, TX to Junction, TX: 554.22 mph*
James E. Schwertner
Class C-1.e, Group III (Jet)
Cessna 525A Citation CJ2
2 Williams FJ44
4/7/2014
Friedrichshafen, Germany to Dubai, UAE: 503 mph
Brett C. Rundle & Bruce A. Egart
Class C-1.i, Group III (Jet)
Gulfstream G280
2 Honeywell HTF7250G
4/11/2014
Dubai, UAE to Hong Kong, China: 515 mph
Hong Kong, China to Shanghai, China: 410 mph
Bruce A. Egart & Brett C. Rundle
Class C-1.i, Group III (Jet)
Gulfstream G280
2 Honeywell HTF7250G
4/13/2014
Oakland, CA to Mojave, CA: 183.99 mph*
Tanner L. Yaberg
Class C-1.b, Group I (Internal Combustion)
Van's RV-7A
1 Lycoming IO-360
4/17/2014
Beijing, China to Singapore: 425 mph
Joseph F. Zingaro & James H. Blase
Class C-1.g, Group III (Jet)
Gulfstream G150
2 Honeywell TFE731
4/25/2014
London, UK to Buffalo, NY: 518 mph
Brian D. Erickson & Timothy Riddell
Class C-1.i, Group III (Jet)
Gulfstream G280
2 Honeywell HTF7250G
5/27/2014
Gliders
Speed Over a Triangular Course of 300 km: 83 mph
Speed Over a Triangular Course of 500 km: 83 mph
James M. Payne & Dennis A. Tito
Class DM, Motorglider, Multiplace, General
Glaser-Dirks DG-1001M
Rosamond, CA
4/22/2014
Three Turnpoint Distance: 937 mi
Brian D. Collins
Class D15, 15 meter class, General
Eiri-Avion PIK-20
Julian, PA
4/23/2014
Speed Over an Out and Return Course of 300 km: 120 mph
Alan M. Polinsky
Class DM, Motorglider, Single Place, General
Schleicher ASH 31 Mi
Minden, NV
5/3/2014
Parachutes
Speed: 2.034 seconds
Nicholas J. Batsch
Class G-2, Performance, General
Zephyrhills, FL
5/17/2014
Speed: 2.274 seconds
Nicholas J. Batsch
Class G-1, Competition, General
Zephyrhills, FL
5/21/2014
Except where noted by an asterisk (*), information is preliminary and subject to approval.