Speed records
55 world records, each with its own page, 11 of them with their history. Guess them before reading the answer.
Women 1
Other records 54
- Speed Fastest airship 115.1 km/h · Zeppelin Luftschifftechnik, Steve Fossett (pilot), Hans‑Paul Ströhle
- World record Fastest ascent of all 14 eight-thousanders (with supplementary oxygen) 92 d · Kristin Harila and Tenjen Lama Sherpa
- World record Fastest Atlantic liner crossing (Hales Trophy holder) 3 d 10 h 40 min · SS United States
- Speed Fastest bicycle speed on a flat surface (outdoor), motor-paced 296.009 km/h · Denise Mueller-Korenek
- Speed Fastest bicycle speed on a flat surface (outdoor), motor-paced, male 280.571 km/h · Neil Campbell
- World record Fastest completion of the Seven Summits (Messner and Bass lists) 131 d · Colin O'Brady
- Speed Fastest compound helicopter, shallow dive (unofficial) 481 km/h · Kevin Bredenbeck, Sikorsky X2
- Speed Fastest crewed air-breathing aircraft 3,529.56 km/h · Lockheed SR‑71A Blackbird 61‑7958, Eldon W. Joersz
- Speed Fastest diesel-powered vehicle 563.998 km/h · JCB Dieselmax, Andy Green
- Speed Fastest electric aircraft 555.9 km/h · Rolls-Royce ACCEL, Steve Jones
- Speed Fastest electric-powered vehicle 550.627 km/h · Venturi Buckeye Bullet 3, Roger Schroer
- Speed Fastest glider (sailplane) 306.8 km/h · Schempp‑Hirth Nimbus‑4DM, Klaus Ohlmann (pilot), Matias Garcia Mazzaro
- Speed Fastest helicopter 400.87 km/h · Westland Lynx, John Egginton
- Speed Fastest human-powered aircraft 44.32 km/h · Holger Rochelt, Musculair 2
- Speed Fastest human-powered submarine 14.881 km/h · Omer 5, Sebastien Brisebois, Joel Brunet
- Speed Fastest human-powered vehicle 144.17 km/h · AeroVelo Eta, Todd Reichert
- Speed Fastest hydrogen-powered piston-engine vehicle 653.908 km/h · JCB Hydromax, Andy Green
- Speed Fastest maglev rocket sled 1,019 km/h · Unnamed, uncrewed sled (USAF)
- Speed Fastest manually controlled flight in atmosphere during atmospheric reentry of STS-2 mission 28,228 km/h · Joe H. Engle, Space Shuttle Columbia
- World record Fastest non-refueled solo aerial circumnavigation 2 d 19 h · Steve Fossett
- Speed Fastest piston-engine vehicle 722.204 km/h · Challenger 2, Danny Thompson
- Speed Fastest piston-engined aircraft 855.41 km/h · Steve Hinton Jr., P-51 "Voodoo"
- Top speed Fastest production car 455.3 km/h · SSC Tuatara
- Top speed Fastest production motorcycle 311 km/h · BMW S 1000 RR
- Speed Fastest propeller compound helicopter 472 km/h · Hervé Jammayrac, Eurocopter X3
- Speed Fastest propeller-driven airliner-size aircraft (FAI record) 877.21 km/h · Ivan Sukhomlin, Konstantin Sapielkine, Tupolev Tu-114
- Speed Fastest propeller-driven vehicle 927.4 km/h · Piaggio P.180 Avanti, Joseph J. Ritchie, Steve Fossett
- Speed Fastest rocket plane 7,274 km/h · William 'Pete' Knight, North American X-15
- Speed Fastest rocket sled 10,326 km/h · Super Roadrunner, uncrewed, US Air Force
- Speed Fastest roller coaster 249.9 km/h · Falcons Flight
- Speed Fastest steam-powered vehicle 238.679 km/h · Inspiration, Don Wales
- Speed Fastest tracked vehicle 121.9 km/h · Modified M113 APC, Carl May
- Speed Fastest uncrewed aircraft 21,245 km/h · HTV-2 Falcon
- Speed Fastest vehicle on ice 335.7 km/h · Audi RS 6, Janne Laitinen
- Speed Fastest wheel-driven vehicle 745.187 km/h · Vesco Turbinator II, Dave Spangler
- World record Highest average speed over a long distance by rail (Operation Sardine, Calais-Marseille) 306.37 km/h · TGV (SNCF)
- World record Highest top operating speed of a commercial maglev train 431 km/h · Shanghai Maglev Train
- World record Highest top operating speed of a commercial single-phase train 350 km/h · CR400 Fuxing Hao
- Speed Kitesurfing speed record (500 m) 107.36 km/h · Alexandre Caizergues
- Speed Land sailing speed record 225.58 km/h · Glenn Ashby, Horonuku land yacht
- Speed Land speed record 1,223.657 km/h · Andy Green, ThrustSSC
- World record Longest distance by human power in 12 hours 664.97 km · Christian von Ascheberg
- World record Longest distance by human power in 24 hours 1,219 km · Christian von Ascheberg
- Speed Production bike downhill on a volcano (unpaced) 167.6 km/h · Markus Stöckl
- Speed Production bike downhill on snow (unpaced) 210.4 km/h · Markus Stöckl
- Speed Prototype bike downhill on snow (unpaced) 227.72 km/h · Éric Barone
- Speed Rail speed record 603 km/h · L0 Series
- Speed Sailing speed record (500 m) 121.1 km/h · Paul Larsen, Vestas Sailrocket 2
- Speed Speed record of a train on wheels 574.8 km/h · SNCF TGV POS
- Speed Speed skiing record 255.500 km/h · Simon Billy
- Speed Steam locomotive speed record 202.6 km/h · LNER Class A4 No. 4468 Mallard
- Speed Water speed record 511.11 km/h · Ken Warby, Spirit of Australia
- Speed Windsurfing speed record (500 m) 99.06 km/h · Antoine Albeau
- World record Women's nautical mile kitesurfing speed record 55.25 km/h · Aurelia Herpin