| Class and Sub-Class Records |
Flight Date |
% Improved* |
| ALTITUDE |
| E3—Altitude w/o payload: 26,408 feet |
Apr. 20, 2004 |
8% |
| E3a—Altitude w/o payload: 26,408 feet |
Apr. 20, 2004 |
8% |
| E3b—Altitude w/o payload: 16,280 feet |
Feb. 3, 2007
|
50%
|
| E3b—Altitude w/o payload: 14,426 feet |
Feb. 14, 2006
|
32.5%
|
| TIME TO CLIMB |
| E3—Time to climb to a height of 6000 m: 24 min., 28 sec. |
Apr. 20, 2004 |
. |
| E3a—Time to climb to a height of 6000 m: 24 min., 28 sec. |
Apr. 20, 2004 |
. |
| E3b—Time to climb to a height of 3000 m: 29 min., 20 sec. |
Feb. 3, 2007 |
. |
| E3b—Time to climb to a height of 3000 m: 39 min., 40 sec. |
Feb. 14, 2006 |
. |
| SPEED |
| E3—Speed over a closed circuit of 1000 km w/o payload: 102.5 mph |
Feb. 9, 2006 |
26% |
| E3a—Speed over a closed circuit of 1000 km w/o payload: 103.3 mph |
Jan. 30, 2007 |
27% |
| E3b—Speed over a closed circuit of 1000 km w/o payload: 102.5 mph |
Feb. 9, 2006 |
. |
| E3—Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km w/o payload: 104.6 mph |
Feb. 9, 2006 |
25% |
| E3b—Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km w/o payload: 104.5 mph |
Feb. 9, 2006 |
. |
| E3a—Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km w/o payload: 103.1 mph |
Jan. 30, 2007 |
24% |
| E3a—Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km w/o payload: 86.8 mph |
Mar. 20, 2005 |
4% |
| E3—Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km w/o payload: 86.8 mph |
Mar. 20, 2005 |
4% |
| E3b—Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km w/o payload: 64.3 mph |
Feb. 14, 2006 |
. |
| E3b—Speed over a straight 15/25 km course: 82 mph |
Feb. 1, 2007 |
. |
| E3b—Speed over a straight 3 km course at restricted altitude: 81 mph |
Feb. 1, 2007 |
. |
| DISTANCE STRAIGHT LINE |
| E3—Distance without landing: 879 miles |
Feb. 3, 2007 |
50% |
| E3b—Distance without landing: 879 miles |
Feb. 3, 2007 |
131% |
| E3—Distance without landing: 673 miles |
Feb. 14, 2006 |
15% |
| E3b—Distance without landing: 673 miles |
Feb. 14, 2006 |
15% |
| E3—Distance without landing: 617.2 miles |
Feb. 22, 2004 |
5.5% |
| E3a—Distance without landing: 617.2 miles |
Feb. 22, 2004 |
5.5% |
| DISTANCE CLOSED COURSE |
| E3—Distance over a closed circuit without landing: 702 miles |
Jan. 30, 2007 |
8.8% |
| E3a—Distance over a closed circuit without landing: 702 miles |
Jan. 30, 2007 |
20% |
| E3—Distance over a closed circuit without landing: 633.2 miles |
Feb. 9, 2006 |
1.6% |
| E3b—Distance over a closed circuit without landing: 633.2 miles |
Feb. 9, 2006 |
. |
| TRANSCONTINENTAL |
| E3a—Speed over a recognized course: 19.8 mph (west to east) |
Oct. 22, 2003 |
100% |
| E3a—Speed over a recognized course: 10.2 mph (east to west) |
Oct. 12, 2003 |
40% |
| E3a—Speed over a recognized course: 10.2 mph (roundtrip) |
Oct. 22, 2003 |
100+% |
