As the official record keeper for United States aviation, the National Aeronautic Association tracks dozens of world and national record attempts each year. New U.S. records are certified and those qualifying as world records are then ratified with the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI). At the end of each year, under the direction of the NAA Contest and Records Department, records certified for that year are reviewed and a list of the "most memorable" is created.
2014 records include:
Free Three Turnpoint Distance: 1,052.37 miles
Record for gliders (motorgliders, flown single-place)
Speed Over a Recognized Course, Palm Beach, FL to Birmingham, UK: 619.71 mph
Record for airplanes (jet engine, weighing 35,274 < 44,092 lbs)
Speed Over a 15 Kilometer Course: 378.63 mph
Record for airplanes (piston engine, weighing 1,102 < 2,205 lbs)
Speed Over a 5,000 Kilometer Closed Course: 207.81 mph
Record for airplanes (piston engine, weighing 2,205 < 3,858 lbs)
Distance in a Straight Line: 18.64 miles
Record for model aircraft (radio controlled helicopter, electric motor)
Exit Altitude: 135,898 feet
Record for parachutes
Duration: 80 hours, 2 minutes, 52 seconds
Record for unmanned aerial vehicles (remotely controlled, internal combustion & jet engine,
weighing 11,023 < 22,046 lbs)
The record setters will be honored at NAA’s Summer Awards Ceremony which will be held on June 14, 2015 at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Historic Terminal A, Washington DC. Specific information will be provided at a later date.
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For complete details on the awards visit: https://naa.aero/news/news-archives.
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