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29 Jul 2024, 14:09

Records set with aircraft made by Rotax
This is the definitive list of UK records but the FAI website is the authority for World records.

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Superseded World record
WL1T Speed over a straight course
Performance 123.43 Km/h (67 Kt)
Date 1 Aug 1989
Pilot Lionel Gruffaz (FRA)
Aircraft Pacific diffusion Must Gachon / Rotax 447
Engine 1 Rotax 447
Location Argentan (France)
Superseded World record
AL1T Distance in a straight line with limited fuel
Performance 100.47 Km (55 Nm)
Date 31 Mar 1987
Pilot Jean-Claude Thomas (FRA)
Aircraft Sirocco/Rotax 377
Engine 1 Rotax 377
Location Argentan (France) - Vernouillet (France)
Current World record
AS1 Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 247.5 Km (134 Nm)
Date 22 Oct 1985
Pilot Richard Fenwick (FRA)
Aircraft Ultrastar Zodiac/Rotax 377
Engine 1 Rotax 377
Location Meaux Airfield (France)
Min. 249.98 Km (135 Nm) to beat this record.
World Records: Current 1     Superseded 2
World records courtesy FAI. See the FAI website for the definitive list of World records, this listing last checked 27 Mar 2023.

This list does not include World record claims pending ratification.