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Site last updated by RMH
30 Apr 2021, 18:06

Records set with aircraft made by Air Création
This is the definitive list of UK records but the FAI website is the authority for World records.

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Current World record
WL2T Distance in a straight line
Performance 783.9 Km (424 Nm)
Date 14 Sep 2019
Pilot Colin Fargher (FRA)
Co-pilot Louis Fargher
Aircraft Air Création Skypper Nuvix
Engine Loravia Loravia 75
Location Vesoul (France) - Querlarn, Plobannalec-Lesconil (France)
Min. 791.74 Km (428 Nm) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
WL2T Distance in a straight line
Performance 589.3 Km (319 Nm)
Date 19 Aug 2009
Pilot Robert Mair (GER)
Co-pilot Werner Von ZEPPELIN
Aircraft Air Création IXESS
Engine _other Enduro Rotax 582
Location Altomünster (Germany) - Stade (Germany)
Current World record
WL2T Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 1010.9 Km (546 Nm)
Date 2 Aug 2008
Pilot Pal Matuska (HUN)
Co-pilot Krisztina SZÀK
Aircraft Air Création IXESS
Engine Rotax 618
Location Békéscsaba (Hungary)
Min. 1021.01 Km (552 Nm) to beat this record.
Current World record
WL2T Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km
Performance 109.5 Km/h (60 Kt)
Date 2 Aug 2008
Pilot Pal Matuska (HUN)
Co-pilot Krisztina SZÀK
Aircraft Air Création IXESS
Engine Rotax 618
Location Békéscsaba (Hungary)
Min. 110.6 Km/h (60 Kt) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
WL2T Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km
Performance 112.3 Km/h (61 Kt)
Date 2 Aug 2008
Pilot Pal Matuska (HUN)
Co-pilot Krisztina SZÀK
Aircraft Air Création IXESS
Engine Rotax 618
Location Békéscsaba (Hungary)
Superseded World record
WL2T Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 809 Km (437 Nm)
Date 1 Sep 2007
Pilot Pal Matuska (HUN)
Co-pilot Krisztina SZÀK
Aircraft Air Création IXESS
Engine Rotax 618
Location Békéscsaba (Hungary)
Current World record
WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km
Performance 116 Km/h (63 Kt)
Date 29 Sep 2001
Pilot Bela Dull (HUN)
Aircraft Air Création SX 12 II
Engine 1 Rotax 462
Location Dunaujvaros - Nyirgelse - Dunaujvaros (Hungary)
Min. 117.16 Km/h (64 Kt) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
WL2T Distance in a straight line with limited fuel
Performance 125.9 Km (68 Nm)
Date 29 Aug 1999
Pilot Ernst A. Graf (GER)
Co-pilot Karin STEINHARD
Aircraft Air Création Enduro XP-15
Engine 1 Rotax 582
Location Deggendorf (Germany) - Altomünster (Germany)
Superseded World record
WL2T Distance in a closed circuit with limited fuel
Performance 113.65 Km (62 Nm)
Date 29 Aug 1999
Pilot Ernst A. Graf (GER)
Co-pilot Karin STEINHARD
Aircraft Air Création Enduro XP-15
Engine 1 Rotax 582
Location Altomünster (Germany)
Superseded World record
WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km
Performance 83 Km/h (45 Kt)
Date 23 Aug 1997
Pilot Ernst A. Graf (GER)
Aircraft Air Création Enduro XP-15
Engine 1 Rotax 582
Location Griesau (Germany)
Current World record
WL1T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 5m 40s
Date 2 Apr 1997
Pilot Roland Coddens (BEL)
Aircraft Air Création Racer
Engine 1 Arrow GP 1000
Location Baisy-Thy (Belgium)
Max. 0h 5m 29s to beat this record.
Current World record
WL1T Time to climb to a height of 6000 m
Performance 0h 14m 54s
Date 2 Apr 1997
Pilot Roland Coddens (BEL)
Aircraft Air Création Racer
Engine 1 Arrow GP 1000
Location Baisy-Thy (Belgium)
Max. 0h 14m 27s to beat this record.
Current World record
WL1T Altitude
Performance 9720m (31885 Ft)
Date 18 Sep 1994
Pilot Serge Zin (FRA)
Aircraft Air Création Norgil
Engine 1 Rotax 582
Location Saint-Auban (France)
Min. 10012m (32842 Ft) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
WL2T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 122.17 Km/h (66 Kt)
Date 16 May 1993
Pilot Bruno Bouron (FRA)
Co-pilot Marie-Ange BOURON
Aircraft Air Création GT-bi XP15
Engine 1 Rotax 912
Location Montreuil-Bellay (France)
Superseded World record
WL2T Speed over a straight course
Performance 124.26 Km/h (68 Kt)
Date 16 May 1993
Pilot Bruno Bouron (FRA)
Co-pilot Marie-Ange BOURON
Aircraft Air Création GT-bi XP15
Engine 1 Rotax 912
Location Montreuil-Bellay (France)
Superseded World record
WL2T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 108.72 Km/h (59 Kt)
Date 17 May 1992
Pilot Bruno Bouron (FRA)
Co-pilot Claude GUIBERT
Aircraft Air Création Safari GT-bi 503 Quartz 16X
Engine 1 Rotax 503
Location Montreuil-Bellay (France)
Superseded World record
WL2T Speed over a straight course
Performance 104.15 Km/h (57 Kt)
Date 16 May 1992
Pilot Bruno Bouron (FRA)
Co-pilot Claude GUIBERT
Aircraft Air Création Safari GT-bi Quartz 16
Engine 1 Rotax 503
Location Montreuil-Bellay (France)
Current World record
WL1T Speed over a straight course
Performance 128 Km/h (70 Kt)
Date 25 Aug 1991
Pilot Richard Meredith-Hardy (GBR)
Aircraft Air Création Racer SX12 II
Engine 1 Rotax 462
Location Hethel (United Kingdom)
Min. 129.28 Km/h (70 Kt) to beat this record.
Current UK record
WL1T Speed over a straight course
Performance 128 Km/h (70 Kt)
Date 25 Aug 1991
Pilot Richard Meredith-Hardy (GBR)
Aircraft Air Création racer SX12 II
Engine Rotax 462
Location Hethel (UK)
This was accepted by FAI as as World record
Min. 129.28 Km/h (70 Kt) to beat this record.
Current UK record
WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 119.5 Km/h (65 Kt)
Date 25 Aug 1991
Pilot Richard Meredith-Hardy (GBR)
Aircraft Air Création racer SX12 II
Engine Rotax 462
Location Hethel (UK)
This was accepted by FAI as as World record
Min. 120.7 Km/h (66 Kt) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 50 km
Performance 119.5 Km/h (65 Kt)
Date 25 Aug 1991
Pilot Richard Meredith-Hardy (GBR)
Aircraft Air Création Racer SX12 II
Engine 1 Rotax 462
Location Hethel (United Kingdom)
Superseded World record
WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km
Performance 124.5 Km/h (68 Kt)
Date 25 Aug 1991
Pilot Richard Meredith-Hardy (GBR)
Aircraft Air Création Racer SX12 II
Engine 1 Rotax 462
Location Hethel (United Kingdom)
Current UK record
WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km
Performance 124.5 Km/h (68 Kt)
Date 25 Aug 1991
Pilot Richard Meredith-Hardy (GBR)
Aircraft Air Création racer SX12 II
Engine Rotax 462
Location Hethel (UK)
This was accepted by FAI as as World record
Min. 125.75 Km/h (68 Kt) to beat this record.
Current World record
WL1T Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km
Performance 88.56 Km/h (48 Kt)
Date 5 Aug 1991
Pilot Michel Serane (FRA)
Aircraft Air Création Racer
Engine 1 Rotax 462
Location Besançon-Thise (France)
Min. 89.45 Km/h (49 Kt) to beat this record.
Current World record
WL1T Distance in a closed circuit without landing
Performance 1071.17 Km (579 Nm)
Date 5 Aug 1991
Pilot Michel Serane (FRA)
Aircraft Air Création Racer
Engine 1 Rotax 462
Location Besançon-Thise (France)
Min. 1081.89 Km (585 Nm) to beat this record.
Superseded World record
WL2T Altitude
Performance 5113m (16773 Ft)
Date 4 Aug 1991
Pilot Serge Zin (FRA)
Co-pilot Catherine GAUDEL
Aircraft Air Création Safari GT-bi Norgil
Engine 1 Rotax 582
Location Béziers (France)
Superseded World record
WL1T Time to climb to a height of 3000 m
Performance 0h 6m 32s
Date 3 Jun 1989
Pilot Roland Coddens (BEL)
Aircraft Air Création Racer SX12
Engine 1 Arrow GT 500
Location Moorsele (Belgium)
World Records: Current 10     Superseded 14
World records courtesy FAI. See the FAI website for the definitive list of World records, this listing last checked 27 Mar 2023.

This list does not include World record claims pending ratification.