Other Air Speed Records
| Year | Pilot | Airspeed | Aircraft | Comments | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mph | km/h | ||||
| 1952 | Ted Powles | 690 | 1,100 | Supermarine Spitfire | Fastest propeller-driven aircraft |
| 1967 | 'Pete' Knight | 4,519 | 7,274 | North American X-15 | Rocket plane; incapable of breathing air |
| April 1981 - July 2011 | Multiple | 17,500 | 28,000 | Space Shuttle | Speed attained during atmospheric reentry |
| 11 August 1986 | John Egginton | 249.1 | 400.87 | Westland Lynx 800 G-LYNX | Fastest helicopter |
| 31 December 1988 | L.P. Krantov | 258.8 | 415 | Tupolev Tu-134A | Fastest landing speed record (76 passengers aboard, no one harmed) |
| 21 August 1989 | Lyle Shelton | 528 | 850 | F8F Bearcat Rare Bear | Fastest straight-line piston-engined aircraft |
| 16 November 2004 | Unmanned | 7,546 | 12,144 | NASA X-43A | Air-launched hypersonic scramjet |
| 22 December 2006 | Klaus Ohlmann & Matias Garcia Mazzaro | 190.6 | 306.8 | Schempp-Hirth Nimbus-4DM | Fastest glider (sailplane) over 500km |
| 15 September 2010 | Kevin Bredenbeck | 299 | 481 | Sikorsky X2 | Fastest compound helicopter (unofficial) |
| 12 June 2009 | Robin Shrestha | 155 | 250 | SkySpark | Fastest electric only aircraft |
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