Aircraft records

This article gives yearly aviation records under 5 headings: airspeed, range, ceiling, gross take-off weight, and engine power.

YearAirspeedRangeCeilingT/O WeightEngine power190560.91 km/h (37.85 mph)USAWilbur WrightFlyer IIIOctober 5, 190538.95 km (24.2 miles)USAWilbur WrightFlyer IIIOctober 5, 190515 m (50 ft)USAWilbur WrightFlyer IIISeptember 28, 1905388 kg (855 lb)USAWright BrothersFlyer III37 kW (50 hp)FranceLéon LevavasseurAntoinette190725 m (82 ft)FranceLouis BlériotBlériot VISeptember 17, 1907522 kg (1,151 lb)FranceVoisin BrothersVoisin-Farman No 140 kW (54 hp)FranceRenaultVB Renault190864.79 km/h (40.26 mph)FranceHenry FarmanVoisin-Farman No 1October 30, 1908124.69 km (77.48 miles)USAWilbur WrightWright ADecember 31, 1908110 m (361 ft)USAWilbur WrightWright ADecember 18, 1908544 kg (1,200 lb)USAWilbur WrightWright A59 kW (79 hp)FranceGobron-BrilleGobron190976.96 km/h (47.82 mph)FranceLouis BlériotBlériot XIIAugust 28, 1909234.21 km (145.53 miles)FranceHenry FarmanHF.1 No IIIDecember 1, 1909453 m (1,486 ft)FranceHubert LathamAntoinette VIIDecember 1, 1909620 kg (1,367 lb)FranceLouis BlériotBlériot XII66 kW (89 hp)FranceGobron-BrilleGobron1910110 km/h (68.2 mph)FranceAlfred LeblancBlériot XIOctober 29, 1910584.7 km (363.34 miles)FranceMaurice TabuteauMaurice-FarmanDecember 30, 19103,100 m (10,170 ft)FranceGeorges LegagneuxHubert LathamAntoinette VIIDecember 1, 19091,322 kg (2,950 lb)Great BritainSamuel CodyCody Michelin Cup132 kW (177 hp)FranceClergetGobron1911141.2 km/h (87.73 mph)FranceÉdouard NieuportNieuport Nie-2 NJune 21, 1911740 km (460 miles)FranceArmand GobéNieuportDecember 24, 19113,910 m (12,828 ft)FranceRoland GarrosBlériot XISeptember 4, 19111,350 kg (2,976 lb)FranceLéon LevavasseurAntoinette Monobloc132 kW (177 hp)FranceClergetDouble Clerget 4W1912174.1 km/h (108.18 mph)FranceJules VédrinesDeperdussin MonocoqueSeptember 9, 19121,010.89 km (628.14 miles)FranceGéo FournyMaurice FarmanSeptember 11, 19125,610 m (18,405 ft)FranceRoland GarrosMorane-SaulnierDecember 11, 1912147 kW (197 hp)FranceClergetClerget1913203.8 km/h (126.66 mph)FranceMaurice Prévost Deperdussin MonocoqueSeptember 29, 19131,021.19 km (634.54 miles)FranceA SeguinHenry FarmanOctober 13, 19136,120 m (20,079 ft)FranceGeorges LegagneuxNieuport II NDecember 28, 19134,080 kg (8,995 lb)RussiaIgor SikorskyRussian Knight162 kW (217 hp)FranceSalmson Canton-Unné(CU) 2M71914216.5 km/h (134.54 mph)Great BritainNorman SprattRAF SE.4June 19141,900 km (1,180.61 miles)GermanyWerner LandmannAlbatrosJune 28, 19148,150 m (26,739 ft)GermanyHeinrich OelerichDFWJuly 14, 19144,800 kg (10,582 lb)RussiaIgor SikorskyIlya Muromets A168 kW (225 hp)Great BritainSunbeam19156,350 kg (14,000 lb)Great BritainHandley Page LtdHandley Page 0/100169 kW (227 hp)FranceLouis RenaultRenault 12A191612,129 kg (26,739 lb)GermanyStaakenR.VI296 kW (296 hp)FranceLouis RenaultRenault 12F191712,955 kg (28,561 lb)GermanyStaakenR.VII298 kW (400 hp)USAPackard & Hall ScottLiberty1918262.4 km/h (163.06 mph)USARoland RohlfsCurtiss WaspAugust 19, 19188,808 m (28,897 ft)USARudolph SchroederBristol F.2BNovember 18, 191815,900 kg (35,053 lb)GermanyStaakenR.XIVa522 kW (700 hp)ItalyFiatFiat A.141919307.5 km/h (191.1 mph)FranceJoseph Sadi-LecointeNieuport-Delage 29vDecember 16, 19193,032 km (1,884 miles)Great BritainAlcock and BrownVickers VimyJune 15, 191910,549 m (34,610 ft)USARoland RohlfsCurtiss WaspSeptember 18, 191920,263 kg (44,672 lb)Great BritainWG Tarrant LtdTarrant Tabor1920313 km/h (194.49 mph)FranceJoseph Sadi-LecointeNieuport-Delage 29vDecember 12, 19201921330 km/h (205.22 mph)FranceJoseph Sadi-LecointeNieuport-DelageSeptember 26, 192126,000 kg (57,319 lb)ItalySAI CaproniCaproni Ca 60625 kW (838 hp)FranceMarcel RiffardBreguet-Bugatti 32A1922361 km/h (224.28 mph)USAWilliam MitchellCurtiss R-6October 18, 19224,052 km (2517.8 miles)USAOakley G. Kelly and John A. MacreadyFokker T-2October 6, 19221923430 km/h (267.16 mph)USAAlford J WilliamsCurtiss R2C-1November 4, 19235,300 km (3,293 miles)USASmith and RichterDe Havilland DH.4BAugust 28, 192311,145 m (36,565 ft)FranceJoseph Sadi-LecointeNieuport-DelageOctober 30, 19231924448 km/h (278.47 mph)FranceFlorentine BonnetBernard Ferbois V2December 11, 1924746 kW (1,000 hp)Great BritainNapierCub192519265,396 km (3,352.92 miles)FranceCostes and RignotBreguet 19 GROctober 19, 19261927479 km/h (297.83 mph)ItalyMario de BernardiMacchi M.52November 4, 19276,294 km (3,911 miles)USAChamberlin and LevineBellancaJune 6, 192711,710 m (38,418 ft)USACC ChampionWright ApacheJuly 25, 19271928513 km/h (318.57 mph)ItalyMario de BernardiMacchi M.52bisMarch 30, 19287,665.3 km (4,763.81 miles)ItalyArturo Ferrarin and Carlo del PreteSIAI-Marchetti S.64July 5, 19281929583 km/h (362 mph)ItalyGiuseppe MottaMacchi M.67August 22, 19298,029.4 km (4,989.26 miles)FranceD. Costes and P.CodosBreguet 19December 17, 192912,739 m (41,795 ft)GermanyWilli NeuenhofenJunkers W 34May 26, 192956,000 kg (123,457 lb)GermanyDornierDornier Do X1,119 kW (1,500 hp)Great BritainRolls-RoyceRolls-Royce R19308,188.8 km (5,088.28 miles)ItalyMaddalena and CecconiSIAI-Marchetti S.M.64bisJune 2, 193013,157 m (43,166 ft)USAApollo SoucekWright ApacheJune 4, 19301931655 km/h (406.94 mph)Great BritainGH StainforthSupermarine S.6BSeptember 29, 193110,371 km (6,444.27 miles)FranceLe Brix and DoretDewoitine D-33June 10, 19312,280 kW (3,058 hp)ItalyFiatFiat AS.6193210,601.5 km (6,587.45 miles)FranceBossoutrot and RossiBlériot 110March 26, 193213,404 m (43,976 ft)Great BritainCyril F UwinsVickers VespaSeptember 16, 19321933682 km/h (423.82 mph)ItalyFrancesco AgelloMacchi-Castoldi MC-72April 18, 193313,660 m (44,816 ft)FranceGustave LemoinePotez 50September 28, 19331934709 km/h (440.68 mph)ItalyFrancesco AgelloMacchi-Castoldi MC-72October 23, 193414,432 m (47,352 ft)ItalyRenato DonatiCaproni Ca 113 AQApril 11, 1934193514,575 m (47,818 ft)USSRVladimir KokkinakiPolikarpov TsKB-3 (I-15)November 21, 1935193615,223 m (49,944 ft)Great BritainS.R. SwainBristol 138September 28, 1936193716,440 m (53,937 ft)Great BritainMJ AdamBristol 138193811,650 km (7,239 miles)JapanTakahashi and SekineGasuden KokenMay 16, 193817,083 m (56,046 ft)ItalyMario PezziCaproni 161bisOctober 22, 19381939755 km/h (469.22 mph)GermanyFritz WendelMesserschmitt Me 209 V1April 26, 193912,936 km (8,038 miles)ItalyTondi, Degasso, VignoliSavoia-Marchetti S.M.75August 1, 1939544 kgf thrust (1,200 lbf thrust)GermanyPabst von OhainHeinkel HeS 3B194019411,004 km/h km/h (623.85 mph)GermanyHeini DittmarMesserschmitt Me 163AOctober 2, 1941748 kgf thrust (1,650 lbf thrust)GermanyWalter HWKR11194263,500 kg (140,000 lb)USABoeingBoeing XB-29 Superfortress910 kgf thrust (2,006 lbf thrust)GermanyJunkers MotorenJumo 004 B194375,500 kg (166,447 lb)GermanyJunkersJunkers Ju 3901,700 kgf thrust (3,748 lbf thrust)GermanyWalter HWK109-509 A-2194494,339 kg (207,981 lb)GermanyBlohm & VossBlohm & Voss V238 V12,000 kgf thrust (4,410 lbf thrust)GermanyWalter HWK109-509 C1945194618,081 km (11,235 miles)USAThomas D DaviesLockheed P2V-1 NeptuneOctober 1, 1946140,614 kg (310,000 lb)USAConvairConvair XB-362,722 kgf thrust (6,000 lbf thrust)USAReaction Motors IncXLR 11-RM-519471,434 km/h (891.07 mph)USACharles "Chuck" YeagerBell X-1November 6, 1947181,437 kg (400,000 lb)USAHughes Aircraft CoH-4 Hercules19481,540 km/h (957 mph)USACharles YeagerBell X-1March 26, 194819,507 m (64,000 ft)USACharles YeagerBell X-1May 26, 19482,740 kgf thrust (6,041 lbf thrust)USSRKlimovKlimov VK-1194937,165 km (23,093 miles)USAJames GallagherBoeing B-50AMarch 2, 194921,916 m (71,902 ft)USAFrank EverestBell X-1August 8, 19492,948 kgf thrust (6,500 lbf thrust)Great BritainRolls-RoyceRolls-Royce Avon 10019503,969 kgf thrust (8,750 lbf thrust)USAPratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney J48-P-519511,997 km/h (1,240.89 mph)USAWilliam BridgemanDouglas D-558-2August 7, 195124,230 m (79,494 ft)USAWilliam BridgemanDouglas D-558-2August 15, 19514,400 kgf thrust (9,700 lbf thrust)USAPratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney J57-P-31952190,509 kg (420,000 lb)USABoeingB-52A Stratofortress19532,655 km/h (1,650 mph)USACharles YeagerBell X-1ADecember 12, 195325,376 m (83,253 ft)USAMarion CarlDouglas D-558-2August 21, 19538,700 kgf thrust (19,181 lbf thrust)USSRMikulinMikulin AM-3D195427,566 m (90,440 ft)USAArthur MurrayBell X-1AAugust 26, 19549,500 kgf thrust (20,945 lbf thrust)USSRMikulinMikulin AM-3M195510,000 kgf thrust (22,047 lbf thrust)USSRLyulkaLyulka AL-7F TRD-3119563,370 km/h (2,094 mph)USAMilburn AptBell X-2September 27, 195638,376 m (125,907 ft)USAIven KincheloeBell X-2September 7, 1956204,117 kg (450,000 lb)USABoeingB-52C Stratofortress195739,147 km (24,325 miles)USAArchie Old JrB-52B StratofortressJanuary 18, 195712,251 kgf thrust (27,008 lbf thrust)USSRLyulkaLyulka AL-21F1958221,353 kg (488,000 lb)USABoeingB-52G Stratofortress195919603,534 km/h (2,196 mph)USAJoseph Albert WalkerNorth American X-15August 4, 196041,605 m (136,500 ft)USARobert Michael WhiteNorth American X-15August 12, 196019616,587 km/h (4,093 mph)USARobert WhiteNorth American X-15November 9, 196119626,605 km/h (4,104 mph)USAJoseph WalkerNorth American X-15June 27, 196295,936 m (314,750 ft)USARobert WhiteNorth American X-15July 17, 19621963107,960 m (354,200 ft)USAJoseph Albert WalkerNorth American X-15August 22, 19631964249,476 kg (550,000 lb)USANorth AmericanXB-70A Valkyrie14,742 kgf thrust (32,500 lbf thrust)USAPratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney JT11D-20B1965250,000 kg (551,147 lb)USSRAntonovAntonov An-22 Anteus196619677,297 km/h (4,534 mph)USAPete KnightNorth American X-15October 3, 19671968348,359 kg (768,000 lb)USALockheedC-5A Galaxy20,000 kgf thrust (44,095 lbf thrust)USSRKuznetsov Design BureauKuznetsov NK-144196921,296 kgf thrust (46,950 lbf thrust)USAPratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney JT9D-7AW1970351,534 kg (775,000 lb)USABoeingBoeing 747-200B1971377,842 kg (833,000 lb)USABoeingBoeing 747-200F22,861 kgf thrust (50,400 lbf thrust)USAGeneral ElectricGeneral Electric CF6-50C1972197323,496 kgf thrust (51,800 lbf thrust)USAGeneral ElectricGeneral Electric CF6-50E19741975197624,145 kgf thrust (53,230 lbf thrust)USAPratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney JT9D-59B1977197824,190 kgf thrust (53,330 lbf thrust)USAPratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q11979198024,875 kgf thrust (54,840 lbf thrust)USAPratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q21981198225,401 kgf thrust (56,000 lbf thrust)USAPratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney JT9D-7H1198319841985404,994 kg (892,859 lb)USSRAntonovAntonov An-124 Condor26,762 kgf thrust (59,000 lbf thrust)USAGeneral ElectricGeneral Electric CF6-80C2A1198640,213 km (24,987 miles)USADick Rutan and Jeana YeagerVoyagerDecember 23, 1986"FAI Record ID #8389 - Distance, C-1e (Landplanes: take off weight 3 000 to 6 000 kg) " Distance over a closed course Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 21 September 2014.198727,896 kgf thrust (61,500 lbf thrust)USAGeneral ElectricGeneral Electric CF6-80C2A519881989640,000 kg (1,410,958 lb)USSRAntonovAntonov An-225 Mriya199027,928 kgf thrust (61,570 lbf thrust)USAPratt & WhitneyPratt & Whitney 4060A19911992199319941995199619971998199920002001200220032004112,000 m (367,454 ft)USABrian BinnieScaled Composites SpaceShipOneOctober 4, 2004"FAI Record ID #9881 - Altitude above the earth's surface with or without maneuvres of the aerospacecraft, Class P-1 (Suborbital missions) " Mass Time Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 21 September 2014.200541,467 km (25,766 miles)USASteve FossettVirgin Atlantic GlobalFlyerMarch 3, 2005"FAI Record ID #13081 - Distance, C-Powered Aeroplanes (Absolute Record of classes C, H and M) " Class-specific Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). Retrieved: 21 September 2014.20062007

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