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The distance used for calculating the overall speed record is usually the distance in a straight line. [2] In the case of man-powered races, overall speed record doesn't always reflect the best performance. It is highly dependent on technological advantages generating the speed of the craft, vessel or vehicle. [3]
Land speed records by surface Category Speed (km/h) Speed (mph) Vehicle Operator Date Certifier Refs On ice: 335.7: 208.6: Audi RS 6: Janne Laitinen 9 Mar 2013 FIA [19] On the Moon: 18.0: 11.2: Apollo 17 Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV‑003) Eugene Cernan: 11 Dec 1972 (unofficial) [20] On Mars: 0.18: 0.11: Mars Exploration Rovers Spirit and Opportunity
An air speed record is the highest airspeed attained by an ... which "achieved a speed of 494m.p.h. at 28,500ft during ... Fastest unpowered descent of a human [69 ...
Some publications cite the F1's timed top speed as 240.1 mph (386.4 km/h). This speed was achieved by a modified F1 with the rev limiter raised from 7500 rpm to 8300 rpm, not a production car. [21] The F1 in an unmodified state is gear limited at 221 mph (356 km/h). 1993 Dauer 962 Le Mans: 404.6 km/h (251.4 mph) [22]
ThrustSSC, driven by Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green, holds the current land speed record at 1,227.986 km/h (763.035 mph) set October 15, 1997.. The land speed record (LSR) or absolute land speed record is the highest speed achieved by a person using a vehicle on land.
The highest speed officially recorded for any human-powered vehicle (HPV) on level ground and with calm winds and without external aids (such as motor pacing and wind-blocks, but including a defined amount of gravity assist) is 144.18 km/h (89.59 mph) set in 2016 by Todd Reichert in the Eta Speedbike, a streamlined recumbent bicycle. [12]
The Apollo 10 crew (Thomas Stafford, John W. Young and Eugene Cernan) achieved the highest speed relative to Earth ever attained by humans: 39,897 kilometers per hour (11,082 meters per second or 24,791 miles per hour, about 32 times the speed of sound and 0.0037% of the speed of light). [14] The record was set 26 May 1969. [14]
[144] [145] With a top speed of 12.32 m/s(27.559 mph), it is the recorded fastest speed a human has ever ran. [146] Bolt addresses the press in the Mixed Zone at the 2009 IAAF World Championships. Although Gay withdrew from the second race of the competition, Bolt once again produced world record-breaking time in the 200 metres final.