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

Records set with engine made by Simonini
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Filter: All   Current World   Superseded World    Current UK   Superseded UK   

Superseded World record
PF2T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 56m 1s
Date 7 Dec 2012
Pilot Ryan D. Shaw (USA)
Co-pilot Deanna Lucky
Aircraft APCO Play 42 MK
Engine Simonini Mini 2 EVO 230
Location Peoria, AZ (USA)
Superseded World record
PF2T Altitude
Performance 4605m (15106 Ft)
Date 7 Dec 2012
Pilot Ryan D. Shaw (USA)
Co-pilot Deanna Lucky
Aircraft APCO Play 42 MK
Engine Simonini Mini 2 EVO 230
Location Peoria, AZ (USA)
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 23m 5s
Date 31 Oct 2012
Pilot Ryan D. Shaw (USA)
Aircraft Dudek Hadron
Engine Simonini Mini 2 EVO 230
Location Peoria, AZ (USA)
Current World record
PF1Tm Speed over a straight course
Performance 80.55 Km/h (44 Kt)
Date 8 Apr 2012
Pilot Ryan D. Shaw (USA)
Aircraft Dudek Plasma
Engine Simonini Mini 2 EVO 230
Location Peoria, AZ (USA)
Min. 81.36 Km/h (44 Kt) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 75.35 Km/h (41 Kt)
Date 31 Mar 2012
Pilot Ryan D. Shaw (USA)
Aircraft Dudek Plasma 26.5
Engine Simonini Mini 2 EVO 230
Location Peoria, AZ (USA)
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Distance in a closed circuit with limited fuel
Performance 149.65 Km (81 Nm)
Date 6 Mar 2012
Pilot Michel Carnet (GBR)
Aircraft Dudek Nucleon 29
Engine Simonini 200
Location Petersfield (United Kingdom)
Current UK record
PF1Tm Distance in a closed circuit with limited fuel
Performance 149.65 Km (81 Nm)
Date 6 Mar 2012
Pilot Michel Carnet (GBR)
Aircraft Dudek Nucleon 29 / Nirvana Instinct 200
Engine Simonini 200
Location Petersfield, UK
Observer Mark Morgan
Ratified as a World record
Min. 151.15 Km (82 Nm) to beat this record.
Superseded UK record
PF1Tm Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 73.23 Km/h (40 Kt)
Date 2 Nov 2011
Pilot Michel Carnet (GBR)
Aircraft Dudek Nucleon 25 / Nirvana Instinct CL200
Engine Simonini 200cc
Location West Wittering to Lyminster and back
Observer Laura Turner
Ratified as a World record
Current World record
PF1Tm Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km
Performance 52.08 Km/h (29 Kt)
Date 2 Sep 2011
Pilot Peter Schulz (GER)
Aircraft Dudek Nucleon
Engine Simonini 122
Location Plötzin (Germany)
Min. 52.61 Km/h (29 Kt) to beat this record.
Current World record
PF1Tm Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 504.17 Km (273 Nm)
Date 2 Sep 2011
Pilot Peter Schulz (GER)
Aircraft Dudek Nucleon
Engine Simonini 122
Location Plötzin (Germany)
Min. 509.21 Km (275 Nm) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PL1T Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 207.8 Km (113 Nm)
Date 27 Aug 2011
Pilot Henrik Jacobus Theron (RSA)
Aircraft Dudek Nucleon
Engine Simonini Mini 2 Plus
Location Pretoria (South Africa)
Superseded World record
PL1T Distance in a straight line with limited fuel
Performance 129.2 Km (70 Nm)
Date 26 Jun 2011
Pilot Henrik Jacobus Theron (RSA)
Aircraft Dudek Synthesis 34
Engine Simonini Mini 2 Plus
Location Pretoria (South Africa)
Current World record
PF2T Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 184.5 Km (100 Nm)
Date 11 Sep 2010
Pilot Peter Schulz (GER)
Co-pilot Kathrin PINKPANK
Aircraft Swing Sting 250
Engine Simonini 122
Location Saarmund (Germany)
Min. 186.35 Km (101 Nm) to beat this record.
Current World record
PF2T Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km
Performance 51.9 Km/h (29 Kt)
Date 13 Jul 2010
Pilot Peter Schulz (GER)
Co-pilot Kathrin PINKPANK
Aircraft Swing Sting 250
Engine Simonini 122
Location Plötzin (Germany)
Min. 52.42 Km/h (29 Kt) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF2T Speed over a straight course
Performance 50.1 Km/h (28 Kt)
Date 8 Jul 2010
Pilot Peter Schulz (GER)
Co-pilot Kathrin PINKPANK
Aircraft Swing Sting 250
Engine Simonini 122
Location Plötzin (Germany)
Current World record
PF2T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 48.3 Km/h (27 Kt)
Date 26 May 2010
Pilot Peter Schulz (GER)
Co-pilot Kathrin PINKPANK
Aircraft Swing Sting 250
Engine Simonini 122
Location Plötzin (Germany)
Min. 48.79 Km/h (27 Kt) to beat this record.
Current World record
PF1Tm Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km
Performance 77 Km/h (42 Kt)
Date 18 Apr 2010
Pilot Anthony Douglas Gibson (RSA)
Aircraft Dudek Plasma 26.5
Engine Simonini Mini 2 Plus
Location Mooi Plaas (South Africa)
Min. 77.77 Km/h (42 Kt) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 343.6 Km (186 Nm)
Date 28 Sep 2009
Pilot Armin Appel (GER)
Aircraft Dudek ReAction 29
Engine Simonini 122
Location Winterlingen - Diemantstein - Oberthingau (Germany)
Superseded World record
PF1Tm Distance in a straight line
Performance 710.4 Km (384 Nm)
Date 23 Jun 2005
Pilot Vladimir Makurin (RUS)
Aircraft Swing Mistral Twin
Engine Simonini 122
Location Stupino (Russia)
Current World record
PL1T Distance in a straight line
Performance 1023.1 Km (553 Nm)
Date 23 Jun 2005
Pilot Alexander Bogdanov (RUS)
Aircraft Swing Mistral Twin
Engine Simonini 122
Location Stupino (Russia)
Min. 1033.34 Km (558 Nm) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
PL2T Distance in a straight line
Performance 291.32 Km (158 Nm)
Date 23 Jun 2005
Pilot Nikolay Karabchuk (RUS)
Aircraft Swing Simonini Viktor 1, Swing Mistral Plus
Engine Simonini Victor
Location Stupino (Russia)
World Records: Current 8     Superseded 11
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.