World Records
Record type | Record | Helicopter | Pilot(s) | Date | Location | Note | Reference |
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Speed | 400.87 km/h (249.09 mph) | Westland Lynx | John Trevor Egginton (UK) | 11 August 1986 | England, UK | ||
Distance without landing | 3,561.55 km (2,213.04 mi) | Hughes YOH-6A | Robert G. Ferry (USA) | 6 April 1966 | USA | ||
Around-the-world speed | 136.7 km/h (84.9 mph) | Agusta A109S Grand | Scott Kasprowicz (USA) | August 2008 | From and to New York via Europe, Russia, Alaska, Canada |
No in-flight refueling | |
Highest level flight altitude | 11,010 m (36,120 ft) | Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe | James K. Church | 4 November 1971 | USA | ||
Altitude with 40-tonne payload | 2,255 m (7,398 ft) | Mil V-12 | Vasily Kolochenko, et al. | 6 August 1969 | Soviet Union | ||
Highest takeoff (turbine) | 8,848 m (29,029 ft) | Eurocopter AS350 | Didier Delsalle | 14 May 2005 | FRA | Mount Everest (Nepal) | |
Highest takeoff (piston) | 4,300.7 m (14,110 ft) | Robinson R44 | Mark Young | 12 October 2009 | USA | Pike's Peak, Colorado |
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