Aircraft records
This article gives yearly aviation records under 5 headings: airspeed, range, ceiling, gross take-off weight, and engine power.
| Year | Airspeed | Range | Ceiling | T/O Weight | Engine power |
| 1905 | 60.91 km/h USA Wilbur Wright Flyer III October 5, 1905 | 38.95 km USA Wilbur Wright Flyer III October 5, 1905 | 15 m USA Wilbur Wright Flyer III September 28, 1905 | 388 kg USA Wright Brothers Flyer III | 37 kW France Léon Levavasseur Antoinette |
| 1907 | 60.91 km/h USA Wilbur Wright Flyer III October 5, 1905 | 38.95 km USA Wilbur Wright Flyer III October 5, 1905 | 25 m France Louis Blériot Blériot VI September 17, 1907 | 522 kg France Voisin Brothers Voisin-Farman No 1 | 40 kW France Renault VB Renault |
| 1908 | 64.79 km/h France Henry Farman Voisin-Farman No 1 October 30, 1908 | 124.69 km USA Wilbur Wright Wright A December 31, 1908 | 110 m USA Wilbur Wright Wright A December 18, 1908 | 544 kg USA Wilbur Wright Wright A | 59 kW France Gobron-Brille Gobron |
| 1909 | 76.96 km/h France Louis Blériot Blériot XII August 28, 1909 | 234.21 km France Henry Farman HF.1 No III December 1, 1909 | 453 m France Hubert Latham Antoinette VII December 1, 1909 | 620 kg France Louis Blériot Blériot XII | 66 kW France Gobron-Brille Gobron |
| 1910 | 110 km/h France Alfred Leblanc Blériot XI October 29, 1910 | 584.7 km France Maurice Tabuteau Maurice-Farman December 30, 1910 | 3,100 m France Georges Legagneux Hubert Latham Antoinette VII December 1, 1909 | 1,322 kg Great Britain Samuel Cody Cody Michelin Cup | 132 kW France Clerget Gobron |
| 1911 | 141.2 km/h France Édouard Nieuport Nieuport Nie-2 N June 21, 1911 | 740 km France Armand Gobé Nieuport December 24, 1911 | 3,910 m France Roland Garros Blériot XI September 4, 1911 | 1,350 kg France Léon Levavasseur Antoinette Monobloc | 132 kW France Clerget Double Clerget 4W |
| 1912 | 174.1 km/h France Jules Védrines Deperdussin Monocoque September 9, 1912 | 1,010.89 km France Géo Fourny Maurice Farman September 11, 1912 | 5,610 m France Roland Garros Morane-Saulnier December 11, 1912 | 1,350 kg France Léon Levavasseur Antoinette Monobloc | 147 kW France Clerget Clerget |
| 1913 | 203.8 km/h France Maurice Prévost Deperdussin Monocoque September 29, 1913 | 1,021.19 km France A Seguin Henry Farman October 13, 1913 | 6,120 m France Georges Legagneux Nieuport II N December 28, 1913 | 4,080 kg Russia Igor Sikorsky Russian Knight | 162 kW France Salmson Canton-Unné 2M7 |
| 1914 | 216.5 km/h Great Britain Norman Spratt RAF SE.4 June 1914 | 1,900 km Germany Werner Landmann Albatros June 28, 1914 | 8,150 m Germany Heinrich Oelerich DFW July 14, 1914 | 4,800 kg Russia Igor Sikorsky Ilya Muromets A | 168 kW Great Britain Sunbeam |
| 1915 | 216.5 km/h Great Britain Norman Spratt RAF SE.4 June 1914 | 1,900 km Germany Werner Landmann Albatros June 28, 1914 | 8,150 m Germany Heinrich Oelerich DFW July 14, 1914 | 6,350 kg Great Britain Handley Page Ltd Handley Page 0/100 | 169 kW France Louis Renault Renault 12A |
| 1916 | 216.5 km/h Great Britain Norman Spratt RAF SE.4 June 1914 | 1,900 km Germany Werner Landmann Albatros June 28, 1914 | 8,150 m Germany Heinrich Oelerich DFW July 14, 1914 | 12,129 kg Germany Staaken R.VI | 296 kW France Louis Renault Renault 12F |
| 1917 | 216.5 km/h Great Britain Norman Spratt RAF SE.4 June 1914 | 1,900 km Germany Werner Landmann Albatros June 28, 1914 | 8,150 m Germany Heinrich Oelerich DFW July 14, 1914 | 12,955 kg Germany Staaken R.VII | 298 kW USA Packard & Hall Scott Liberty |
| 1918 | 262.4 km/h USA Roland Rohlfs Curtiss Wasp August 19, 1918 | 1,900 km Germany Werner Landmann Albatros June 28, 1914 | 8,808 m USA Rudolph Schroeder Bristol F.2B November 18, 1918 | 15,900 kg Germany Staaken R.XIVa | 522 kW Italy Fiat Fiat A.14 |
| 1919 | 307.5 km/h France Joseph Sadi-Lecointe Nieuport-Delage 29v December 16, 1919 | 3,032 km Great Britain Alcock and Brown Vickers Vimy June 15, 1919 | 10,549 m USA Roland Rohlfs Curtiss Wasp September 18, 1919 | 20,263 kg Great Britain WG Tarrant Ltd Tarrant Tabor | 522 kW Italy Fiat Fiat A.14 |
| 1920 | 313 km/h France Joseph Sadi-Lecointe Nieuport-Delage 29v December 12, 1920 | 3,032 km Great Britain Alcock and Brown Vickers Vimy June 15, 1919 | 10,549 m USA Roland Rohlfs Curtiss Wasp September 18, 1919 | 20,263 kg Great Britain WG Tarrant Ltd Tarrant Tabor | 522 kW Italy Fiat Fiat A.14 |
| 1921 | 330 km/h France Joseph Sadi-Lecointe Nieuport-Delage September 26, 1921 | 3,032 km Great Britain Alcock and Brown Vickers Vimy June 15, 1919 | 10,549 m USA Roland Rohlfs Curtiss Wasp September 18, 1919 | 26,000 kg Italy SAI Caproni Caproni Ca 60 | 625 kW France Marcel Riffard Breguet-Bugatti 32A |
| 1922 | 361 km/h USA William Mitchell Curtiss R-6 October 18, 1922 | 4,052 km USA Oakley G. Kelly and John A. Macready Fokker T-2 October 6, 1922 | 10,549 m USA Roland Rohlfs Curtiss Wasp September 18, 1919 | 26,000 kg Italy SAI Caproni Caproni Ca 60 | 625 kW France Marcel Riffard Breguet-Bugatti 32A |
| 1923 | 430 km/h USA Alford J Williams Curtiss R2C-1 November 4, 1923 | 5,300 km USA Smith and Richter De Havilland DH.4B August 28, 1923 | 11,145 m France Joseph Sadi-Lecointe Nieuport-Delage October 30, 1923 | 26,000 kg Italy SAI Caproni Caproni Ca 60 | 625 kW France Marcel Riffard Breguet-Bugatti 32A |
| 1924 | 448 km/h France Florentine Bonnet Bernard Ferbois V2 December 11, 1924 | 5,300 km USA Smith and Richter De Havilland DH.4B August 28, 1923 | 11,145 m France Joseph Sadi-Lecointe Nieuport-Delage October 30, 1923 | 26,000 kg Italy SAI Caproni Caproni Ca 60 | 746 kW Great Britain Napier Cub |
| 1925 | 448 km/h France Florentine Bonnet Bernard Ferbois V2 December 11, 1924 | 5,300 km USA Smith and Richter De Havilland DH.4B August 28, 1923 | 11,145 m France Joseph Sadi-Lecointe Nieuport-Delage October 30, 1923 | 26,000 kg Italy SAI Caproni Caproni Ca 60 | 746 kW Great Britain Napier Cub |
| 1926 | 448 km/h France Florentine Bonnet Bernard Ferbois V2 December 11, 1924 | 5,396 km France Costes and Rignot Breguet 19 GR October 19, 1926 | 11,145 m France Joseph Sadi-Lecointe Nieuport-Delage October 30, 1923 | 26,000 kg Italy SAI Caproni Caproni Ca 60 | 746 kW Great Britain Napier Cub |
| 1927 | 479 km/h Italy Mario de Bernardi Macchi M.52 November 4, 1927 | 6,294 km USA Chamberlin and Levine Bellanca June 6, 1927 | 11,710 m USA CC Champion Wright Apache July 25, 1927 | 26,000 kg Italy SAI Caproni Caproni Ca 60 | 746 kW Great Britain Napier Cub |
| 1928 | 513 km/h Italy Mario de Bernardi Macchi M.52bis March 30, 1928 | 7,665.3 km Italy Arturo Ferrarin and Carlo del Prete SIAI-Marchetti S.64 July 5, 1928 | 11,710 m USA CC Champion Wright Apache July 25, 1927 | 26,000 kg Italy SAI Caproni Caproni Ca 60 | 746 kW Great Britain Napier Cub |
| 1929 | 583 km/h Italy Giuseppe Motta Macchi M.67 August 22, 1929 | 8,029.4 km France D. Costes and P.Codos Breguet 19 December 17, 1929 | 12,739 m Germany Willi Neuenhofen Junkers W 34 May 26, 1929 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 1,119 kW Great Britain Rolls Royce Rolls Royce R |
| 1930 | 583 km/h Italy Giuseppe Motta Macchi M.67 August 22, 1929 | 8,188.8 km Italy Maddalena and Cecconi SIAI-Marchetti S.M.64bis June 2, 1930 | 13,157 m USA Apollo Soucek Wright Apache June 4, 1930 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 1,119 kW Great Britain Rolls Royce Rolls Royce R |
| 1931 | 655 km/h Great Britain GH Stainforth Supermarine S.6B September 29, 1931 | 10,371 km France Le Brix and Doret Dewoitine D-33 June 10, 1931 | 13,157 m USA Apollo Soucek Wright Apache June 4, 1930 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 2,280 kW Italy Fiat Fiat AS.6 |
| 1932 | 655 km/h Great Britain GH Stainforth Supermarine S.6B September 29, 1931 | 10,601.5 km France Bossoutrot and Rossi Blériot 110 March 26, 1932 | 13,404 m Great Britain Cyril F Uwins Vickers Vespa September 16, 1932 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 2,280 kW Italy Fiat Fiat AS.6 |
| 1933 | 682 km/h Italy Francesco Agello Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 April 18, 1933 | 10,601.5 km France Bossoutrot and Rossi Blériot 110 March 26, 1932 | 13,660 m France Gustave Lemoine Potez 50 September 28, 1933 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 2,280 kW Italy Fiat Fiat AS.6 |
| 1934 | 709 km/h Italy Francesco Agello Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 October 23, 1934 | 10,601.5 km France Bossoutrot and Rossi Blériot 110 March 26, 1932 | 14,432 m Italy Renato Donati Caproni Ca 113 AQ April 11, 1934 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 2,280 kW Italy Fiat Fiat AS.6 |
| 1935 | 709 km/h Italy Francesco Agello Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 October 23, 1934 | 10,601.5 km France Bossoutrot and Rossi Blériot 110 March 26, 1932 | 14,575 m USSR Vladimir Kokkinaki Polikarpov TsKB-3 November 21, 1935 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 2,280 kW Italy Fiat Fiat AS.6 |
| 1936 | 709 km/h Italy Francesco Agello Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 October 23, 1934 | 10,601.5 km France Bossoutrot and Rossi Blériot 110 March 26, 1932 | 15,223 m Great Britain S.R. Swain Bristol 138 September 28, 1936 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 2,280 kW Italy Fiat Fiat AS.6 |
| 1937 | 709 km/h Italy Francesco Agello Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 October 23, 1934 | 10,601.5 km France Bossoutrot and Rossi Blériot 110 March 26, 1932 | 16,440 m Great Britain MJ Adam Bristol 138 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 2,280 kW Italy Fiat Fiat AS.6 |
| 1938 | 709 km/h Italy Francesco Agello Macchi-Castoldi MC-72 October 23, 1934 | 11,650 km Japan Takahashi and Sekine Gasuden Koken May 16, 1938 | 17,083 m Italy Mario Pezzi Caproni 161bis October 22, 1938 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 2,280 kW Italy Fiat Fiat AS.6 |
| 1939 | 755 km/h Germany Fritz Wendel Messerschmitt Me 209 V1 April 26, 1939 | 12,936 km Italy Tondi, Degasso, Vignoli Savoia-Marchetti S.M.75 August 1, 1939 | 17,083 m Italy Mario Pezzi Caproni 161bis October 22, 1938 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 544 kgf thrust Germany Pabst von Ohain Heinkel HeS 3B |
| 1940 | 755 km/h Germany Fritz Wendel Messerschmitt Me 209 V1 April 26, 1939 | 12,936 km Italy Tondi, Degasso, Vignoli Savoia-Marchetti S.M.75 August 1, 1939 | 17,083 m Italy Mario Pezzi Caproni 161bis October 22, 1938 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 544 kgf thrust Germany Pabst von Ohain Heinkel HeS 3B |
| 1941 | 1,004 km/h km/h Germany Heini Dittmar Messerschmitt Me 163A October 2, 1941 | 12,936 km Italy Tondi, Degasso, Vignoli Savoia-Marchetti S.M.75 August 1, 1939 | 17,083 m Italy Mario Pezzi Caproni 161bis October 22, 1938 | 56,000 kg Germany Dornier Dornier Do X | 748 kgf thrust Germany Walter HWK R11 |
| 1942 | 1,004 km/h km/h Germany Heini Dittmar Messerschmitt Me 163A October 2, 1941 | 12,936 km Italy Tondi, Degasso, Vignoli Savoia-Marchetti S.M.75 August 1, 1939 | 17,083 m Italy Mario Pezzi Caproni 161bis October 22, 1938 | 63,500 kg USA Boeing Boeing XB-29 Superfortress | 910 kgf thrust Germany Junkers Motoren Jumo 004 B |
| 1943 | 1,004 km/h km/h Germany Heini Dittmar Messerschmitt Me 163A October 2, 1941 | 12,936 km Italy Tondi, Degasso, Vignoli Savoia-Marchetti S.M.75 August 1, 1939 | 17,083 m Italy Mario Pezzi Caproni 161bis October 22, 1938 | 75,500 kg Germany Junkers Junkers Ju 390 | 1,700 kgf thrust Germany Walter HWK 109-509 A-2 |
| 1944 | 1,004 km/h km/h Germany Heini Dittmar Messerschmitt Me 163A October 2, 1941 | 12,936 km Italy Tondi, Degasso, Vignoli Savoia-Marchetti S.M.75 August 1, 1939 | 17,083 m Italy Mario Pezzi Caproni 161bis October 22, 1938 | 94,339 kg Germany Blohm & Voss Blohm & Voss V238 V1 | 2,000 kgf thrust Germany Walter HWK 109-509 C |
| 1945 | 1,004 km/h km/h Germany Heini Dittmar Messerschmitt Me 163A October 2, 1941 | 12,936 km Italy Tondi, Degasso, Vignoli Savoia-Marchetti S.M.75 August 1, 1939 | 17,083 m Italy Mario Pezzi Caproni 161bis October 22, 1938 | 94,339 kg Germany Blohm & Voss Blohm & Voss V238 V1 | 2,000 kgf thrust Germany Walter HWK 109-509 C |
| 1946 | 1,004 km/h km/h Germany Heini Dittmar Messerschmitt Me 163A October 2, 1941 | 18,081 km USA Thomas D Davies Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune October 1, 1946 | 17,083 m Italy Mario Pezzi Caproni 161bis October 22, 1938 | 140,614 kg USA Convair Convair XB-36 | 2,722 kgf thrust USA Reaction Motors Inc XLR 11-RM-5 |
| 1947 | 1,434 km/h USA Charles Yeager Bell X-1 November 6, 1947 | 18,081 km USA Thomas D Davies Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune October 1, 1946 | 17,083 m Italy Mario Pezzi Caproni 161bis October 22, 1938 | 181,437 kg USA Hughes Aircraft Co H-4 Hercules | 2,722 kgf thrust USA Reaction Motors Inc XLR 11-RM-5 |
| 1948 | 1,540 km/h USA Charles Yeager Bell X-1 March 26, 1948 | 18,081 km USA Thomas D Davies Lockheed P2V-1 Neptune October 1, 1946 | 19,507 m USA Charles Yeager Bell X-1 May 26, 1948 | 181,437 kg USA Hughes Aircraft Co H-4 Hercules | 2,740 kgf thrust USSR Klimov Klimov VK-1 |
| 1949 | 1,540 km/h USA Charles Yeager Bell X-1 March 26, 1948 | 37,165 km USA James Gallagher Boeing B-50A March 2, 1949 | 21,916 m USA Frank Everest Bell X-1 August 8, 1949 | 181,437 kg USA Hughes Aircraft Co H-4 Hercules | 2,948 kgf thrust Great Britain Rolls Royce Rolls Royce Avon 100 |
| 1950 | 1,540 km/h USA Charles Yeager Bell X-1 March 26, 1948 | 37,165 km USA James Gallagher Boeing B-50A March 2, 1949 | 21,916 m USA Frank Everest Bell X-1 August 8, 1949 | 181,437 kg USA Hughes Aircraft Co H-4 Hercules | 3,969 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney J48-P-5 |
| 1951 | 1,997 km/h USA William Bridgeman Douglas D-558-2 August 7, 1951 | 37,165 km USA James Gallagher Boeing B-50A March 2, 1949 | 24,230 m USA William Bridgeman Douglas D-558-2 August 15, 1951 | 181,437 kg USA Hughes Aircraft Co H-4 Hercules | 4,400 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney J57-P-3 |
| 1952 | 1,997 km/h USA William Bridgeman Douglas D-558-2 August 7, 1951 | 37,165 km USA James Gallagher Boeing B-50A March 2, 1949 | 24,230 m USA William Bridgeman Douglas D-558-2 August 15, 1951 | 190,509 kg USA Boeing B-52A Stratofortress | 4,400 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney J57-P-3 |
| 1953 | 2,655 km/h USA Charles Yeager Bell X-1A December 12, 1953 | 37,165 km USA James Gallagher Boeing B-50A March 2, 1949 | 25,376 m USA Marion Carl Douglas D-558-2 August 21, 1953 | 190,509 kg USA Boeing B-52A Stratofortress | 8,700 kgf thrust USSR Mikulin Mikulin AM-3D |
| 1954 | 2,655 km/h USA Charles Yeager Bell X-1A December 12, 1953 | 37,165 km USA James Gallagher Boeing B-50A March 2, 1949 | 27,566 m USA Arthur Murray Bell X-1A August 26, 1954 | 190,509 kg USA Boeing B-52A Stratofortress | 9,500 kgf thrust USSR Mikulin Mikulin AM-3M |
| 1955 | 2,655 km/h USA Charles Yeager Bell X-1A December 12, 1953 | 37,165 km USA James Gallagher Boeing B-50A March 2, 1949 | 27,566 m USA Arthur Murray Bell X-1A August 26, 1954 | 190,509 kg USA Boeing B-52A Stratofortress | 10,000 kgf thrust USSR Lyulka Lyulka AL-7F TRD-31 |
| 1956 | 3,370 km/h USA Milburn Apt Bell X-2 September 27, 1956 | 37,165 km USA James Gallagher Boeing B-50A March 2, 1949 | 38,376 m USA Iven Kincheloe Bell X-2 September 7, 1956 | 204,117 kg USA Boeing B-52C Stratofortress | 10,000 kgf thrust USSR Lyulka Lyulka AL-7F TRD-31 |
| 1957 | 3,370 km/h USA Milburn Apt Bell X-2 September 27, 1956 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 38,376 m USA Iven Kincheloe Bell X-2 September 7, 1956 | 204,117 kg USA Boeing B-52C Stratofortress | 12,251 kgf thrust USSR Lyulka Lyulka AL-21F |
| 1958 | 3,370 km/h USA Milburn Apt Bell X-2 September 27, 1956 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 38,376 m USA Iven Kincheloe Bell X-2 September 7, 1956 | 221,353 kg USA Boeing B-52G Stratofortress | 12,251 kgf thrust USSR Lyulka Lyulka AL-21F |
| 1959 | 3,370 km/h USA Milburn Apt Bell X-2 September 27, 1956 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 38,376 m USA Iven Kincheloe Bell X-2 September 7, 1956 | 221,353 kg USA Boeing B-52G Stratofortress | 12,251 kgf thrust USSR Lyulka Lyulka AL-21F |
| 1960 | 3,534 km/h USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 4, 1960 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 41,605 m USA Robert Michael White North American X-15 August 12, 1960 | 221,353 kg USA Boeing B-52G Stratofortress | 12,251 kgf thrust USSR Lyulka Lyulka AL-21F |
| 1961 | 6,587 km/h USA Robert White North American X-15 November 9, 1961 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 41,605 m USA Robert Michael White North American X-15 August 12, 1960 | 221,353 kg USA Boeing B-52G Stratofortress | 12,251 kgf thrust USSR Lyulka Lyulka AL-21F |
| 1962 | 6,605 km/h USA Joseph Walker North American X-15 June 27, 1962 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 95,936 m USA Robert White North American X-15 July 17, 1962 | 221,353 kg USA Boeing B-52G Stratofortress | 12,251 kgf thrust USSR Lyulka Lyulka AL-21F |
| 1963 | 6,605 km/h USA Joseph Walker North American X-15 June 27, 1962 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 221,353 kg USA Boeing B-52G Stratofortress | 12,251 kgf thrust USSR Lyulka Lyulka AL-21F |
| 1964 | 6,605 km/h USA Joseph Walker North American X-15 June 27, 1962 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 249,476 kg USA North American XB-70A Valkyrie | 14,742 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT11D-20B |
| 1965 | 6,605 km/h USA Joseph Walker North American X-15 June 27, 1962 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 250,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-22 Anteus | 14,742 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT11D-20B |
| 1966 | 6,605 km/h USA Joseph Walker North American X-15 June 27, 1962 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 250,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-22 Anteus | 14,742 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT11D-20B |
| 1967 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 250,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-22 Anteus | 14,742 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT11D-20B |
| 1968 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 348,359 kg USA Lockheed C-5A Galaxy | 20,000 kgf thrust USSR Kuznetsov Design Bureau Kuznetsov NK-144 |
| 1969 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 348,359 kg USA Lockheed C-5A Galaxy | 21,296 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7AW |
| 1970 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 351,534 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200B | 21,296 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7AW |
| 1971 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 22,861 kgf thrust USA General Electric General Electric CF6-50C |
| 1972 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 22,861 kgf thrust USA General Electric General Electric CF6-50C |
| 1973 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 23,496 kgf thrust USA General Electric General Electric CF6-50E |
| 1974 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 23,496 kgf thrust USA General Electric General Electric CF6-50E |
| 1975 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 23,496 kgf thrust USA General Electric General Electric CF6-50E |
| 1976 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 24,145 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT9D-59B |
| 1977 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 24,145 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT9D-59B |
| 1978 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 24,190 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q1 |
| 1979 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 24,190 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q1 |
| 1980 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 24,875 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q2 |
| 1981 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 24,875 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7Q2 |
| 1982 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 25,401 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7H1 |
| 1983 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 25,401 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7H1 |
| 1984 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 377,842 kg USA Boeing Boeing 747-200F | 25,401 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney JT9D-7H1 |
| 1985 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 39,147 km USA Archie Old Jr B-52B Stratofortress January 18, 1957 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 404,994 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-124 Condor | 26,762 kgf thrust USA General Electric General Electric CF6-80C2A1 |
| 1986 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 404,994 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-124 Condor | 26,762 kgf thrust USA General Electric General Electric CF6-80C2A1 |
| 1987 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 404,994 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-124 Condor | 27,896 kgf thrust USA General Electric General Electric CF6-80C2A5 |
| 1988 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 404,994 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-124 Condor | 27,896 kgf thrust USA General Electric General Electric CF6-80C2A5 |
| 1989 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | 27,896 kgf thrust USA General Electric General Electric CF6-80C2A5 |
| 1990 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | 27,928 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney 4060A |
| 1991 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | 27,928 kgf thrust USA Pratt & Whitney Pratt & Whitney 4060A |
| 1992 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 1993 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 1994 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 1995 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 1996 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 1997 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 1998 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 1999 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 2000 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 2001 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 2002 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 2003 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 107,960 m USA Joseph Albert Walker North American X-15 August 22, 1963 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 2004 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 40,213 km USA Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager Voyager December 23, 1986 | 112,000 m USA Brian Binnie Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne October 4, 2004 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 2005 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 41,467 km USA Steve Fossett Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer March 3, 2005 | 112,000 m USA Brian Binnie Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne October 4, 2004 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 2006 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 41,467 km USA Steve Fossett Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer March 3, 2005 | 112,000 m USA Brian Binnie Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne October 4, 2004 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya | |
| 2007 | 7,297 km/h USA Pete Knight North American X-15 October 3, 1967 | 41,467 km USA Steve Fossett Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer March 3, 2005 | 112,000 m USA Brian Binnie Scaled Composites SpaceShipOne October 4, 2004 | 640,000 kg USSR Antonov Antonov An-225 Mriya |