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Landplanes
WL1T (Solo Weightshift)
WL1E (Solo Weightshift, electric)
WL2T (2 seat Weightshift)
WL2E (2 seat Weightshift, electric)
AL1T (Solo 3 Axis)
AL1E (Solo 3 Axis, electric)
AL2T (2 seat, 3 Axis)
AL2E (2 seat 3 Axis, electric)

Paramotors
PF1Tm (Solo, male)
PF1Tf (Solo, female)
PF1E (Solo, electric)
PF2T (2 Seat)
PF2E (2 Seat, electric)

Paratrikes
PL1T (Wheels, Solo)
PL1E (Wheels, Solo, electric)
PL2T (Wheels, 2 seat)
PL2E (Wheels, 2 seat, electric)

Powered Hang gliders
WF1T (Solo)
WF1E (Solo, electric)
WF2T (2 Seat)
WF2E (2 Seat, electric)

Microlight Autogyros
GL1 (Solo)
GL2 (2 Seat)

Seaplanes
WS1 (Solo Weightshift)
WS2 (2 seat Weightshift)
AS1 (Solo 3 Axis)
AS2 (2 seat, 3 Axis)

Amphibians
WM1 (Solo Weightshift)
WM2 (2 seat Weightshift)
AM1 (Solo 3 Axis)
AM2 (2 seat, 3 Axis)

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UK records set in class

Site last updated by RMH
29 Jul 2024, 14:09

Distance in a closed circuit without landing (All classes)
This is the definitive list of UK records but the FAI website is the authority for World records.

WL1T Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Thermal engine

UK record
Performance	204.21 Km (111 Nm)
Date	30 Sep 1992
Pilot	Arthur H Trapp (GBR)
Aircraft	Chaser S
Location	Unknown
Min. 206.26 Km (112 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 146 Km in 1983

UK record
Performance	146 Km (79 Nm)
Date	5 Jun 1983
Pilot	Terry Aspinall (GBR)
Aircraft	Ultra Sports Tripacer / Solar Wings Typhoon S
Location	Unknown

World record
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.

Previous: 1044.29 Km in 1990

World record
Performance	1044.29 Km (564 Nm)
Date	14 Jul 1990
Pilot	André-Georges Lafitte (FRA)
Aircraft	Cosmos Bidulm
Engine	1 Rotax 582
Location	Dijon (France)

Previous: 203.5 Km in 1986

World record
Performance	203.5 Km (110 Nm)
Date	29 Jun 1986
Pilot	Alfred J.A. Clark (AUS)
Aircraft	Explorer II Mk 1
Engine	1 Fuji Robin EC44
Location	Phoenix Park (Australia)

WL2T Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	1010.9 Km (546 Nm)
Date	2 Aug 2008
Pilot	Pal Matuska (HUN)
Co-pilot	Krisztina SZÃ€K
Aircraft	Air Création IXESS
Engine	Rotax 618
Location	Békéscsaba (Hungary)
Min. 1021.01 Km (552 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 809 Km in 2007

World record
Performance	809 Km (437 Nm)
Date	1 Sep 2007
Pilot	Pal Matuska (HUN)
Co-pilot	Krisztina SZÃ€K
Aircraft	Air Création IXESS
Engine	Rotax 618
Location	Békéscsaba (Hungary)

Previous: 698.86 Km in 1999

World record
Performance	698.86 Km (378 Nm)
Date	22 May 1999
Pilot	Gabor Guti (HUN)
Co-pilot	Pal Matuska
Aircraft	Apollo Apollo C15 Delta Jet
Engine	1 Rotax 582
Location	Békéscsaba (Hungary)

Previous: 580.4 Km in 1998

World record
Performance	580.4 Km (314 Nm)
Date	9 Aug 1998
Pilot	Vince Ferinc (HUN)
Co-pilot	Laszlo TOTH
Aircraft	Apollo Apollo C15 Delta Jet
Engine	1 Rotax 582
Location	From Nagykanizsa Airport (Hungary)

Previous: 503.4 Km in 1996

World record
Performance	503.4 Km (272 Nm)
Date	29 Sep 1996
Pilot	Robert Mair (GER)
Co-pilot	Dietmar SPEKKING
Aircraft	Enduro XP
Engine	1 Rotax 582
Location	Griesau (Germany)

AL1T Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	805.4 Km (435 Nm)
Date	2 Sep 1986
Pilot	Thomas E. Pratt (USA)
Aircraft	AmeriPlanes Mitchell Wing A-10 Silver Eagle
Location	Elyria, OH (USA) - West Salem, OH (USA)
Min. 813.46 Km (440 Nm) to beat this record.

AL2T Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	1036.08 Km (560 Nm)
Date	10 Oct 2020
Pilot	Krisztian Dolhai (HUN)
Co-pilot	Vivien Halasz
Aircraft
Engine	Rotax 912
Location	Tótvázsony (Hungary)
Min. 1046.44 Km (566 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 1022.67 Km in 2018

World record
Performance	1022.67 Km (553 Nm)
Date	18 Oct 2018
Pilot	Yuriy Yakovlyev (UKR)
Co-pilot	Anna Iakovlieva
Aircraft	Aeroprakt Ltd Aeroprakt-40
Engine	Rotax 912
Location	Nalivaykovka (Ukraine)

Previous: 616 Km in 2000

World record
Performance	616 Km (333 Nm)
Date	23 Aug 2000
Pilot	Patrick Watermann (SUI)
Co-pilot	Nathalie MEYER
Aircraft	Ikarus Comco C-42
Engine	1 Rotax 912
Location	Herten-Rheinfelden (Germany)

Previous: 514 Km in 1998

World record
Performance	514 Km (278 Nm)
Date	13 May 1998
Pilot	Heinz Korella (GER)
Aircraft	Ikarus Comco C-42
Engine	1 Rotax 912
Location	Bremgarten (Germany) - Leutkirch (Germany) - Linkenheim (Germany) and return

PF1Tm Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine / male

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	504.17 Km (273 Nm)
Date	2 Sep 2011
Pilot	Peter Schulz (GER)
Aircraft	Dudek Nucleon
Engine	Simonini 122
Location	Plötzin (Germany)
Min. 509.21 Km (275 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 343.6 Km in 2009

World record
Performance	343.6 Km (186 Nm)
Date	28 Sep 2009
Pilot	Armin Appel (GER)
Aircraft	Dudek ReAction 29
Engine	Simonini 122
Location	Winterlingen - Diemantstein - Oberthingau (Germany)

Previous: 231.6 Km in 2001

World record
Performance	231.6 Km (126 Nm)
Date	25 Aug 2001
Pilot	Frédéric Jacques (MON)
Aircraft	OL and Korsair 28
Location	Saint-André les Alpes - La Mure (France) and return

Previous: 179.4 Km in 1995

World record
Performance	179.4 Km (97 Nm)
Date	28 Jun 1995
Pilot	Laureano Casado Tirado (ESP)
Aircraft	Trekking Trekking Espace
Engine	1 JPX Pull 425
Location	Coruna del Conde, Burgos (Spain)

PF2T Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	184.5 Km (100 Nm)
Date	11 Sep 2010
Pilot	Peter Schulz (GER)
Co-pilot	Kathrin PINKPANK
Aircraft	Swing Sting 250
Engine	Simonini 122
Location	Saarmund (Germany)
Min. 186.35 Km (101 Nm) to beat this record.

PL1T Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	303.3 Km (164 Nm)
Date	19 Jul 2020
Pilot	Daniel Tydecks (GER)
Aircraft	APCO F1
Engine	Air Conception Tornado 280
Location	Niddatal Bönstadt (Germany)
Min. 306.34 Km (166 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 249.9 Km in 2019

World record
Performance	249.9 Km (135 Nm)
Date	28 Dec 2019
Pilot	Martin Carpio Garcia (ESP)
Aircraft	Niviuk Kougar 3
Engine	Polini Thor 250
Location	Ciempozuelos, Madrid (Spain)

Previous: 222 Km in 2017

World record
Performance	222 Km (120 Nm)
Date	11 Jun 2017
Pilot	Paulo Sergio Seabra (BRA)
Aircraft	APCO Lift S
Engine	_other HE 210
Location	Tijucas do Sul - Parana (Brazil)

Previous: 222 Km in 2017

World record
Performance	222 Km (120 Nm)
Date	11 Jun 2017
Pilot	Cesar dos Santos Medeiros (BRA)
Aircraft	Onika Double Fly
Engine	_other HCB 300
Location	Tijucas do Sul - Parana (Brazil)

Previous: 207.8 Km in 2011

World record
Performance	207.8 Km (113 Nm)
Date	27 Aug 2011
Pilot	Henrik Jacobus Theron (RSA)
Aircraft	Dudek Nucleon
Engine	Simonini Mini 2 Plus
Location	Pretoria (South Africa)

Previous: 176.35 Km in 2009

World record
Performance	176.35 Km (96 Nm)
Date	1 Sep 2009
Pilot	Doron Dekel (CAN)
Aircraft	Fresh Breeze Xwing
Engine	Fresh Breeze Xcitor
Location	Bradford, ON (Canada)

Previous: 100.78 Km in 2008

World record
Performance	100.78 Km (55 Nm)
Date	4 Oct 2008
Pilot	David Rotureau (FRA)
Aircraft	ITV Dakota Sport XS
Engine	PAP F200
Location	Saint Georges de Montaigu (France)

PL2T Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	305 Km (165 Nm)
Date	25 Oct 2021
Pilot	Martin Carpio Garcia (ESP)
Co-pilot	Isidoro Ruperto Fernandez
Aircraft	Niviuk R-Bus
Engine	Vittorazi Cosmos 300
Location	Lillo (Spain)
Min. 308.05 Km (167 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 280.42 Km in 2020

World record
Performance	280.42 Km (152 Nm)
Date	9 May 2020
Pilot	Krzysztof Romicki (POL)
Co-pilot	Wojciech Strzyzakowski
Aircraft	Dudek Bozon 34
Engine	Polini Thor 250
Location	Chrcynno (Poland)

WF1T Weight-shift Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WF2T Weight-shift Control / Foot-launched / Flown with two persons / Thermal engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WS1 Weight-shift Control / Seaplane / Flown solo

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WS2 Weight-shift Control / Seaplane / Flown with two persons

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

AS1 Movable Aerodynamic Control / Seaplane / Flown solo

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	247.5 Km (134 Nm)
Date	22 Oct 1985
Pilot	Richard Fenwick (FRA)
Aircraft	Ultrastar Zodiac/Rotax 377
Engine	1 Rotax 377
Location	Meaux Airfield (France)
Min. 249.98 Km (135 Nm) to beat this record.

AS2 Movable Aerodynamic Control / Seaplane / Flown with two persons

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WM1 Weight-shift Control / Amphibian / Flown solo

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WM2 Weight-shift Control / Amphibian / Flown with two persons

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

AM1 Movable Aerodynamic Control / Amphibian / Flown solo

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

AM2 Movable Aerodynamic Control / Amphibian / Flown with two persons

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WL1E Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WL2E Weight-shift Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

AL1E Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	50 Km (27 Nm)
Date	27 Feb 2012
Pilot	Jean Luc Soullier (BEL)
Aircraft	Colomban MC 30 Luciole
Engine	Electravia GMPE 102
Location	Sisteron (France)
Min. 50.5 Km (28 Nm) to beat this record.

AL2E Movable Aerodynamic Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

PF1Tf Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Thermal engine / female

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	309.93 Km (168 Nm)
Date	23 Mar 2019
Pilot	Karen Skinner (ESP)
Aircraft	Niviuk Qubik
Engine	Polini Thor 250
Location	Cervera - Caspe - Barbastro - Cervera (Spain)
Min. 313.03 Km (170 Nm) to beat this record.

Previous: 130.31 Km in 2011

World record
Performance	130.31 Km (71 Nm)
Date	17 Aug 2011
Pilot	Edina Sz. Koleszár (HUN)
Aircraft	Dudek Nucleon 23
Engine	SOLO 210
Location	Hatvan (Hungary)

Previous: 120 Km in 2009

World record
Performance	120 Km (65 Nm)
Date	14 Jul 2009
Pilot	Edina Sz. Koleszár (HUN)
Aircraft	ITV Lapoon
Engine	Parapower Solo210
Location	Hatvan (Hungary)

PF1E Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
Performance	30.4 Km (17 Nm)
Date	21 Aug 2010
Pilot	Peter Schulz (GER)
Aircraft	Swing Naja 21
Location	Plötzin (Germany)
Min. 30.71 Km (17 Nm) to beat this record.

PF2E Paraglider Control / Foot-launched / Flown with two persons / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WF1E Weightshift Control / Foot-launched / Flown solo / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

WF2E Weightshift Control / Foot-launched / Flown with two persons / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

PL1E Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown solo / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

PL2E Paraglider Control / Landplane / Flown with two persons / Electric engine

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

GL1 Autogyro / Landplane / Flown solo

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

GL2 Autogyro / Landplane / Flown with two persons

UK record
No record set

World record
No record set

World records courtesy FAI. See the FAI website for the definitive list of World records, this listing last checked 27 Mar 2023. World record claims pending ratification are NOT included here.