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Landplanes
WL1T (Solo Weightshift)
WL1E (Solo Weightshift, electric)
WL2T (2 seat Weightshift)
WL2E (2 seat Weightshift, electric)
AL1T (Solo 3 Axis)
AL1E (Solo 3 Axis, electric)
AL2T (2 seat, 3 Axis)
AL2E (2 seat 3 Axis, electric)

Paramotors
PF1Tm (Solo, male)
PF1Tf (Solo, female)
PF1E (Solo, electric)
PF2T (2 Seat)
PF2E (2 Seat, electric)

Paratrikes
PL1T (Wheels, Solo)
PL1E (Wheels, Solo, electric)
PL2T (Wheels, 2 seat)
PL2E (Wheels, 2 seat, electric)

Powered Hang gliders
WF1T (Solo)
WF1E (Solo, electric)
WF2T (2 Seat)
WF2E (2 Seat, electric)

Microlight Autogyros
GL1 (Solo)
GL2 (2 Seat)

Seaplanes
WS1 (Solo Weightshift)
WS2 (2 seat Weightshift)
AS1 (Solo 3 Axis)
AS2 (2 seat, 3 Axis)

Amphibians
WM1 (Solo Weightshift)
WM2 (2 seat Weightshift)
AM1 (Solo 3 Axis)
AM2 (2 seat, 3 Axis)

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UK records set in class

Site last updated by RMH
29 Jul 2024, 14:09

Distance in a straight line (All classes)
This is the definitive list of UK records but the FAI website is the authority for World records.

WL1T Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	906.9 Km (490 Nm)
Date	11 Jul 2020
Pilot	Jean-Claude Quenault (FRA)
Aircraft	Ellipse MysticCX
Engine	Helvenco Swissauto 250
Location	Dunkerque - Oloron Sainte-Marie (France)
Min. 915.97 Km (495 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 811.64 Km in 1987

World record
Performance	811.64 Km (439 Nm)
Date	20 Aug 1987
Pilot	Patricia Taillebresse (FRA)
Aircraft	_unknown aircraft
Engine	Rotax 447
Location	Leopoldsburg (Belgium) - Nîmes-Courbessac (France)

Previous: 789.5 Km in 1986

World record
Performance	789.5 Km (427 Nm)
Date	2 Aug 1986
Pilot	Alfred J.A. Clark (AUS)
Aircraft	L'il Hustler Buzzard Mk 1
Engine	1 Rotax 582
Location	Phoenix Park (Australia)

Previous: 694.8 Km in 1984

World record
Performance	694.8 Km (376 Nm)
Date	7 Jul 1984
Pilot	Jean-Pierre Mathias (FRA)
Aircraft	Ulm "Hôtel Ibis"
Location	Meaux (France) - Biarritz (France)

WL2T Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	783.9 Km (424 Nm)
Date	14 Sep 2019
Pilot	Colin Fargher (FRA)
Co-pilot	Louis Fargher
Aircraft	Air Création Skypper Nuvix
Engine	Loravia Loravia 75
Location	Vesoul (France) - Querlarn, Plobannalec-Lesconil (France)
Min. 791.74 Km (428 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 749 Km in 2017

World record
Performance	749 Km (405 Nm)
Date	21 Oct 2017
Pilot	Hans - Ulrich Dörr (GER)
Aircraft	_other Eagle V
Location	Bremgarten (Germany) - Neubrandenburg (Germany)

Previous: 705.16 Km in 2013

World record
Performance	705.16 Km (381 Nm)
Date	6 Sep 2013
Pilot	Olena Ostahova (UKR)
Co-pilot	Oleksandr Kuznetsov
Aircraft	Aeros Aeros 2
Engine	Rotax 912
Location	Byshev - Koktebel (Ukraine)

Previous: 589.3 Km in 2009

World record
Performance	589.3 Km (319 Nm)
Date	19 Aug 2009
Pilot	Robert Mair (GER)
Co-pilot	Werner Von ZEPPELIN
Aircraft	Air Création IXESS
Engine	_other Enduro Rotax 582
Location	Altomünster (Germany) - Stade (Germany)

AL1T Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Thermal engine

UK record
Performance	896.79 Km (485 Nm)
Date	30 Sep 1987
Pilot	Brian Milton and Peter Davis (GBR)
Aircraft	2 CFM Shadows
Engine	Each 1 x Rotax 447
Location	Southampton, Hampshire to Kirkwall, Orkney (UK)
Departed Southampton Airport at 0845, arrived Kirkwall 1615
Min. 905.76 Km (490 Nm) to beat this record.

World record
Performance	1369 Km (740 Nm)
Date	6 Sep 1988
Pilot	Bernard D'otreppe (BEL)
Aircraft	Aviasud Engineering Albatros
Engine	1 Rotax 377
Location	Fréjus La Palud (France)
Min. 1382.69 Km (747 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 1028.92 Km in 1987

World record
Performance	1028.92 Km (556 Nm)
Date	26 Sep 1987
Pilot	Thomas E. Pratt (USA)
Aircraft	AmeriPlanes Mitchell Wing A-10 Silver Eagle
Location	Winterset, IA - Cleverland, OH (USA)

Previous: 545.52 Km in 1984

World record
Performance	545.52 Km (295 Nm)
Date	3 Mar 1984
Pilot	Peter Jonathan Davies (GBR)
Aircraft	CFM Shadow
Engine	1 Rotax 582
Location	Parham airfield (United Kingdom) - Saint Just airfield (United Kingdom)

AL2T Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	1033.16 Km (558 Nm)
Date	3 Sep 1999
Pilot	Johannes Kessler (GER)
Co-pilot	Margarete KRAWIEC
Aircraft	Dynaero MCR 01 UL
Location	Mainz Finthen (Germany) - Biarritz-Bayonne (France)
Min. 1043.49 Km (564 Nm) to beat this record.

PF1Tm Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine / male

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	1105 Km (597 Nm)
Date	23 Apr 2007
Pilot	Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft	Advance Omega 7
Engine	PAP ROS 1450
Location	Jerez, Cadiz (Spain) - Lanzarote, Canarias (Spain)
More info	www.draconexion.com
Min. 1116.05 Km (603 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 951 Km in 2006

World record
Performance	951 Km (514 Nm)
Date	8 Jun 2006
Pilot	Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft	Advance Epsilon 5, PAP 1400 Ross
Location	Aldea la Bella, Lepe (Spain) - Roquefort (France)

Previous: 710.4 Km in 2005

World record
Performance	710.4 Km (384 Nm)
Date	23 Jun 2005
Pilot	Vladimir Makurin (RUS)
Aircraft	Swing Mistral Twin
Engine	Simonini 122
Location	Stupino (Russia)

Previous: 644 Km in 1998

World record
Performance	644 Km (348 Nm)
Date	21 Jun 1998
Pilot	Ramón Morillas Salmeron (ESP)
Aircraft	Nova Vertex 24/PAP-1100 Solo 210 cc
Engine	1 PAP 1 100 Top 80
Location	Almonte, Huelva (Spain) - Minuesa, Teruel (Spain)

Previous: 307.42 Km in 1996

World record
Performance	307.42 Km (166 Nm)
Date	28 Jul 1996
Pilot	Pierre Allet (FRA)
Aircraft	Technic'air Koyott
Engine	1 Hirth F 33
Location	Avranches (France) - Loubillé (France)

PF2T Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
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.

Previous: 379.8 Km in 2008

World record
Performance	379.8 Km (206 Nm)
Date	5 Jul 2008
Pilot	Miguel Esteves (BRA)
Aircraft	Sol Paragliders Kangaroo
Engine	JPX M25Y Black Devil
Location	Cassino, RS (Brazil) - Capão Canoa, RS (Brazil)

Previous: 360 Km in 2006

World record
Performance	360 Km (195 Nm)
Date	13 Oct 2006
Pilot	Angel Javier Carrasco Palacios (ESP)
Co-pilot	NAVARRO BECERRA Luis Alberto
Aircraft	Airfer VR200
Engine	Walkerjet F200
Location	Barrax (Spain) - Malpartida de Plasencia (Spain)

PL1T Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
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.

Previous: 740.6 Km in 1999

World record
Performance	740.6 Km (400 Nm)
Date	22 May 1999
Pilot	Pierre Allet (FRA)
Aircraft	Trekking 42 m2
Engine	1 JPX D320
Location	Fréjus (France) - Bizerte Lake (Tunisia)

Previous: 443 Km in 1997

World record
Performance	443 Km (240 Nm)
Date	28 Sep 1997
Pilot	Pierre Allet (FRA)
Aircraft	Trekking 38m2
Engine	1 JPX D320
Location	Belvès (France) - Auray (France)

PL2T Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	474.7 Km (257 Nm)
Date	7 Feb 2022
Pilot	Eduardo Lagoa (POR)
Aircraft	Niviuk R-Bus
Engine	Rotax 503
Location	Tembleque (Spain) - Setubal (Portugal)
Min. 479.45 Km (259 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 427.07 Km in 2018

World record
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)

Previous: 406 Km in 2018

World record
Performance	406 Km (220 Nm)
Date	24 Feb 2018
Pilot	Andres Francisco Sánchez Martínez (ESP)
Co-pilot	Vicente Mendoza Cardenal
Aircraft	Sol Paragliders Hercules 380
Location	Zafra - Cuenca (Spain)

Previous: 291.32 Km in 2005

World record
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)

WF1T Weight-shift Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	465.33 Km (252 Nm)
Date	12 Dec 2018
Pilot	Sanjeev Kumar (IND)
Aircraft	Aeros Fox Ex-16
Engine	A.B.C. Mosquito
Location	Suratgarh - Barmer (India)
Min. 469.99 Km (254 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 313 Km in 2012

World record
Performance	313 Km (170 Nm)
Date	17 Feb 2012
Pilot	Parmjit Singh (IND)
Aircraft	Aeros Discus 14
Engine	Radne Motor AB Raket 120
Location	Bikaner - Sanderav, Rajasthan (India)

WF2T Weight-shift Control / Foot-launched / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WS1 Weight-shift Control / Seaplane / Flown solo

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WS2 Weight-shift Control / Seaplane / Flown with two persons

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

AS1 Movable Aerodynamic Control / Seaplane / Flown solo

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

AS2 Movable Aerodynamic Control / Seaplane / Flown with two persons

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WM1 Weight-shift Control / Amphibian / Flown solo

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WM2 Weight-shift Control / Amphibian / Flown with two persons

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

AM1 Movable Aerodynamic Control / Amphibian / Flown solo

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

AM2 Movable Aerodynamic Control / Amphibian / Flown with two persons

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WL1E Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WL2E Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

AL1E Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

AL2E Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

PF1Tf Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine / female

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	440.9 Km (239 Nm)
Date	27 Oct 2009
Pilot	Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft	Dudek Nucleon 27
Engine	ROS ROS 100
Location	Almensilla (Spain) - Sevilla (Spain)
Min. 445.31 Km (241 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 269.61 Km in 2009

World record
Performance	269.61 Km (146 Nm)
Date	26 Sep 2009
Pilot	Carole Gobbe (FRA)
Aircraft	ITV Lapoon
Engine	ROS ROS 125
Location	Saint-Omer (France) - Nonant le Pin (France)

Previous: 207.6 Km in 2009

World record
Performance	207.6 Km (113 Nm)
Date	21 Jul 2009
Pilot	Edina Sz. Koleszár (HUN)
Aircraft	ITV Lapoon
Engine	_other Parapower Solo210
Location	Gödöllö (Hungary) - Gégény (Hungary)

PF1E Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	60 Km (33 Nm)
Date	21 Aug 2010
Pilot	Peter Schulz (GER)
Aircraft	Swing Naja 21
Location	Möckern (Germany)
Min. 60.6 Km (33 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 39.78 Km in 2010

World record
Performance	39.78 Km (22 Nm)
Date	13 May 2010
Pilot	Sylvain Moisseron (FRA)
Aircraft	Paramania Fusion 20
Location	Blois (France) - Pouille (France)

PF2E Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown with two persons / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	17.2 Km (10 Nm)
Date	22 Aug 2010
Pilot	Peter Schulz (GER)
Co-pilot	Kathrin PINKPANK
Aircraft	Swing Sting 250
Location	Plötzin (Germany)
Min. 17.38 Km (10 Nm) to beat this record.

WF1E Weightshift Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WF2E Weightshift Control / Foot-launched / Flown with two persons / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

PL1E Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	63.2 Km (35 Nm)
Date	12 Feb 2022
Pilot	Daniel Tydecks (GER)
Aircraft	Dudek Boson
Engine	Mad Motors Mad M50C35 EEE
Location	Niddatal Bönstadt (Germany) - Anzefahr (Germany)
Min. 63.84 Km (35 Nm) to beat this record.

PL2E Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

GL1 Autogyro / Landplane / Flown solo

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

GL2 Autogyro / Landplane / Flown with two persons

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

World records courtesy FAI. See the FAI website for the definitive list of World records, this listing last checked 27 Mar 2023. World record claims pending ratification are NOT included here.