SpeedSpeed
Fastest propeller compound helicopter
472 km/h
293.3 mph
- Holder
- Hervé Jammayrac, Eurocopter X3
What to remember
On 11 June 2013, Hervé Jammayrac flew the Eurocopter X3 at 472 km/h, or 293 mph. The mark belongs to a tailor-made category: the fastest propeller compound helicopter.
Such a narrow category reflects how aviation records are organised. An air speed record is the highest airspeed reached by an aircraft of a particular class. The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) sets the rules for every official aviation record and ratifies each claim. Records are split into classes and sub-divisions by type of aircraft, weight and propulsion, and speed is measured over a straight course or around closed circuits.
The X3 thus has a category of its own, and Hervé Jammayrac is the pilot behind the figure.
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Sources and licences
- Value, holder and date: Wikipedia article “List of flight airspeed records” (revision used 1366403307). Data from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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