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The following is a list of speed records for various types of vehicles.This list only presents the single greatest speed achieved in each broad record category; for more information on records under variations of test conditions, see the specific article for each record category.
The record should have gone to civilian (former military) pilot Charles Myers, who flew a Delta Dart at 2,485 kilometres per hour (1,544 mph) in 1959, but Cold War pressures dictated that the award go to an active-military pilot. [39] [40] [41] 22 November 1961: Robert B. Robinson, US Navy: 1,606.3: 2,585.1: McDonnell-Douglas F4H-1F Phantom II
Dorothy Levitt, in a 19 kW (26 hp) Napier, at Brooklands, England, in 1908. The FIA does not recognize separate men's and women's land speed records, because the records are set using motorized vehicles, and not muscle-powered vehicles, so the gender of the driver does not matter; however, unofficial women's records have long been claimed, seemingly starting with Dorothy Levitt's 1906 record ...
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]
This is a list of the fastest circumnavigation, made by a person or team, excluding orbits of Earth from spacecraft. List. People or team Total duration (days)
We’ll go outside and I’ll just have fun with it.” ... Lyles established himself as the fastest man in the world at last year’s world championships, winning the 100m with a personal best ...
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. ... Highest average fastest lap (race) 257.321 km/h (159.892 mph)
Curtiss's 1907 record was the fastest any person had ever travelled under power: the rail record stood at 131 mph (211 km/h) (electric powered); the motor car record was 127.66 mph (205.45 km/h) (steam powered); while in the air, where weight considerations made the internal combustion engine dominant, the air speed record was still held by the ...