Recognition
Wing Commander Wallis has been the recognized world record holder for many categories of autogyro records over the years, and is also recognized as the oldest pilot to set a world flight record at the age of 89. Ken Wallis has held most of the autogyro world records during his autogyro flying career. These include the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale speed record of 186 km/h (111.7 mph), and the straight-line distance record of 869.23 km (540.11 mi). On 16 November 2002, Wallis increased the speed record to 207.7 km/h (129.1 mph).
Wallis received the MBE in 1996.
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