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Site last updated by RMH
30 Apr 2021, 18:06

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

Filter: All   Current World   Superseded World    Current UK   Superseded UK   

Superseded World record
PL2T Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 280.42 Km (152 Nm)
Date 9 May 2020
Pilot Krzysztof Romicki (POL)
Co-pilot Wojciech Strzyzakowski
Aircraft Dudek Bozon 34
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Chrcynno (Poland)
Superseded World record
PL1T Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 249.9 Km (135 Nm)
Date 28 Dec 2019
Pilot Martin Carpio Garcia (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Kougar 3
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Ciempozuelos, Madrid (Spain)
Current World record
PF1Tf Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 309.93 Km (168 Nm)
Date 23 Mar 2019
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Qubik
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Cervera - Caspe - Barbastro - Cervera (Spain)
Min. 313.03 Km (170 Nm) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PL2T Distance in a straight line
Performance 427.07 Km (231 Nm)
Date 17 Oct 2018
Pilot Krzysztof Romicki (POL)
Co-pilot Wojciech Strzyzakowski
Aircraft Dudek Hadron Cabrio 34
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Krakow (Poland) - Zakrzewo (Poland)
Current World record
PF2T Distance in a straight line
Performance 568 Km (307 Nm)
Date 28 Oct 2016
Pilot Rubén Vicente Crespo (ESP)
Co-pilot Jose Ramón Martín Gutierrez
Aircraft Airfer Explorer 250
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Mutxamel (Spain) - Herreruela (Spain)
Min. 573.68 Km (310 Nm) to beat this record.
Current World record
PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 13m 46s
Date 9 Oct 2015
Pilot Mark Morgan (GBR)
Aircraft Ozone Viper 3 - 22
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Earnley, West Sussex (United Kingdom)
Max. 0h 13m 21s to beat this record.
Current UK record
PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 13m 46s
Date 9 Oct 2015
Pilot Mark Morgan (GBR)
Aircraft Ozone Viper 3 - 22
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Earnley, West Sussex
Accepted as a World record
Max. 0h 13m 21s to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 15m 23s
Date 20 Sep 2015
Pilot Mark Morgan (GBR)
Aircraft Ozone Viper 3-26
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Earnley, West Sussex (United Kingdom)
Superseded UK record
PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 15m 23s
Date 20 Sep 2015
Pilot Mark Morgan (GBR)
Aircraft Ozone Viper 3-26
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Earnley, West Sussex
Ratified by FAI as a World Record
Current World record
PF1Tm Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 77 Km/h (42 Kt)
Date 19 Sep 2015
Pilot Barry Holleran (GBR)
Aircraft Dudek Hadron
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Earnley, West Sussex (United Kingdom)
Min. 77.77 Km/h (42 Kt) to beat this record.
Current UK record
PF1Tm Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 77.3 Km/h (42 Kt)
Date 19 Sep 2015
Pilot Barry Holleran (GBR)
Aircraft Dudek Hadron
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Earnley, West Sussex
Information from FAI
Min. 78.07 Km/h (43 Kt) to beat this record.
Current World record
PF2T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 41m 25s
Date 21 Apr 2015
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Co-pilot Jason Whitehead
Aircraft Niviuk Takoo 3
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Sant Pere Pescador (Spain)
Max. 0h 40m 10s to beat this record.
Current World championship record
PF2T Japanese Slalom
Performance 71.9 sec
Date 12 Aug 2014
Pilot Ryszard Zygadlo (POL)
Co-pilot Barbara Grzegorczyk
Aircraft Ozone Speedster 33
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Matkopuszta (Hungary)
Min. 71.91 sec to beat this record. (Only in FAI Cat 1 Championship)
Current World championship record
PF1Tm Japanese Slalom
Performance 38.9 sec
Date 12 Aug 2014
Pilot Kamil Mankowski (POL)
Aircraft Dudek Snake 18
Engine Polini Thor 250
Location Matkopuszta (Hungary)
Min. 38.9 sec to beat this record. (Only in FAI Cat 1 Championship)
Current World championship record
PF1Tf Japanese Slalom
Performance 60 sec
Date 11 Aug 2014
Pilot Coralie Mateos (FRA)
Aircraft Ozone Slalom
Engine Polini Thor 130
Location Matkopuszta (Hungary)
Min. 60 sec to beat this record. (Only in FAI Cat 1 Championship)
Current World championship record
PL1T Japanese Slalom
Performance 41.2 sec
Date 11 Aug 2014
Pilot Frederic Mallard (FRA)
Aircraft ITV Fury
Engine Polini Thor 200
Location Matkopuszta (Hungary)
Min. 41.2 sec to beat this record. (Only in FAI Cat 1 Championship)
Superseded World championship record
PF1Tm Japanese Slalom
Performance 49.83 sec
Date 18 Nov 2013
Pilot Alexandre Mateos (FRA)
Aircraft Ozone Slalom 19
Engine Polini Thor 200
Location Phuket (Thailand)
Current World championship record
PF1Tm Clover Leaf Slalom
Performance 33.18 sec
Date 15 Nov 2013
Pilot Alexandre Mateos (FRA)
Aircraft Ozone Slalom 19
Engine Polini Thor 200
Location Phuket (Thailand)
Min. 33.18 sec to beat this record. (Only in FAI Cat 1 Championship)
Current World record
PF1Tf Altitude
Performance 6250m (20502 Ft)
Date 8 Oct 2013
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Artik 3
Engine Polini Thor 200
Location Castejon de Sos (Spain)
Min. 6438m (21117 Ft) to beat this record.
Current World record
PF1Tf Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 22m 5s
Date 6 Jun 2013
Pilot Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Artik 3
Engine Polini Thor 200
Location Sant Pere Pescador (Spain)
Max. 0h 21m 25s to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 22m 10s
Date 6 Jun 2013
Pilot Jason Whitehead (ESP)
Aircraft Niviuk Artik 3
Engine Polini Thor 200
Location Sant Pere Pescador (Spain)
Superseded World championship record
PF1Tm Clover Leaf Slalom
Performance 36.31 sec
Date 29 Aug 2012
Pilot Alexandre Mateos (FRA)
Aircraft Ozone Viper 2-20
Engine Polini Thor 200
Location Marugán (Spain)
Current World championship record
PF2T Clover Leaf Slalom
Performance 82.34 sec
Date 29 Aug 2012
Pilot Ryszard Zygadlo (POL)
Co-pilot Patrycja Lejk
Aircraft Ozone Speedster 33
Engine Polini Thor 200
Location Marugán (Spain)
Min. 82.34 sec to beat this record. (Only in FAI Cat 1 Championship)
World Records: Current 13     Superseded 7
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.