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  • 400 mph 3 km record speeds

    Since there has been so much interest in Voodoo's impending 3 km attempt, below you will find info on the previous (and current) record holders.


    S.6B / George Stainforth - Southampton Water, England - 29 September 1931
    415.2 (disavowed due to diving onto the course)
    407.4
    409.5
    407.6
    405.4
    Record = 407.5 mph

    MC-72 / Francesco Agello - Lake Garda, Italy - 10 April 1933
    421.586
    424.171
    419.215
    430.317
    420.029 (dropped)
    Record = 423.823 mph

    MC-72 / Francesco Agello - Lake Garda, Italy - 23 October 1934
    438.615
    441.442
    442.082
    440.589
    Record = 440.682 mph

    He 100 (V8) / Hans Dieterle - Oranienburg, Germany - 30 March 1939
    (reportedly four passes with a total flight time of 14 minutes)
    Record = 463.918 mph

    Me 209 / Fritz Wendel - Augsburg, Germany - 26 April 1939
    (reportedly only two passes, unofficial speeds for each pass)
    482
    456
    Record = 469.221 mph

    Conquest 1 / Darryl Greenamyer - Edwards AFB, California - 16 August 1969
    510.23
    458.85
    508.46
    454.62
    Record = 483.04 mph

    Red Baron / Steve Hinton - Tonopah, Nevada - 14 August 1979
    (unofficial speeds for each pass)
    497
    504
    508
    487
    Record = 499.018 mph

    Rare Bear / Lyle Shelton - Las Vegas, New Mexico - 21 August 1989
    523.586
    537.251
    520.257
    532.223
    Record = 528.329 mph

    Voodoo / Steven Hinton - Challis (Flying Joseph Ranch), Idaho - 2 September 2017
    (unofficial speeds)
    554.69
    527.34
    528.48
    515.62
    Record = 531.53 mph (for weight class but not 1% faster than Rare Bear’s speed
    Last edited by W J Pearce; 09-02-2017, 05:53 PM.
    Bill Pearce

    Old Machine Press
    Blue Thunder Air Racing (in memoriam)
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