Talk:Flight airspeed record

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this table is extreemly fragmented, mach rates are needed in each translation and check out SCRAMJETS and other articles, there are faster planes, thank you.

Why is Howard Hughes's 1935 record not shown?- Moshe Constantine Hassan Al-Silverburg | Talk 19:02, 17 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Units

The table currently lists record speeds in mph first and km/h second. Mph should be second, if at all included. 85.224.198.251 20:36, 20 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Arrow?

Is there a place to unofficially list the CF-105 Avro Arrow? It was expected to be capable of breaking the then-record airspeed (1132 mph / 1822 km/h), set in 1956) once it had the Orenda Iroquois engines installed, but was believed capable of it with the US built engines installed in the Mark I. GBC 13:42, 18 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Gloster Meteor/Me 262 need checking

The table is somewhat inconsistent in ordering and figures when it comes to those two planes: the (stated) speed for the Me262 (1009 km/h) is higher than both the (stated) speeds for the Gloster Meteor (975.9, 990.79 km/h), AND it was achieved earlier (1944 vs 1945, 1946), so logically only the Me262 should be listed. How can be achieving an inferior speed at a later time considered a "record" ? Unless values are incorrect to begin with... EpiVictor 00:30, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Addendum: on more careful examination, the Me 262 would even surpass the Lockheed P-80 Shooting_Star of 1947!!! The 1004 km/h figure must be wrong, it's not even close to the maximum specified speed for the Me262, which is 850 km/h. EpiVictor 00:34, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Turned out to be a gross mph -> kmh conversion mistake, now the airspeed fits in, however the pilot's name is suspect... EpiVictor 00:40, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Messerschmitt Me 209

Messerschmitt Me 209 says "test-pilot Fritz Wendel flew it to a new world speed record of almost 756 km/h (470 mph) on 26 April, 1939 bearing the German civil registration D-INJR".-- Matthead ^discuß! O 16:58, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Heinkel He 100

Heinkel He 100 says "Hans Dieterle flew to a new record on 30 March 1939, at 746.6 km/h (463.9 mph)."-- Matthead ^discuß! O 17:03, 1 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]