13 November 1926: The FAI World Record of Major Mario de Bernardi
One of the last records we would like to commemorate this year comes from an Italian pilot, famous in civil and military aviation: 12 November 1906: The first flight by Santos-Dumont
Eldon Joersz: Meet the fastest man in the air
40 Years Ago Today: Eldon Joersz became the fastest man in the world – a record that still stands today
12 June 1936: The FAI World Record of Louise Thaden
Click here to read more: FAI Dossier. 3 March 2005 : Steve Fossett, the First Man to Fly Solo Around the World, Unrefuelled
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110 years ago, exactly today, the first officially observed flight in Europe that was longer than 25m was performed in Paris (FRA) by the Brazilian Aviation Pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont, resident in France and famous for his experiments with small airships and balloons.
Forty years ago on 28 July 1976 Major General Eldon W. Joersz flew into the FAI record books by 
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Today we would like to commemorate a female American pioneer and a major figure in aviation who was not only a highly successful Golden Age air racer and holder of various aviation records, but also one of the first female pilots to make aviation her business. On 12 July 1936, exactly 80 years ago, Mrs. Louise Thaden set a FAI World Record in Female Light Plane “Speed over 100km” by reaching a speed of 176,356 km/h (109.582 mp/h) in a 90-horsepower Porterfield at Endless Caverns, Virginia (USA).
With whom else than Steve Fossett could we open our series of world record celebrations? From 1995 to 2007, the FAI ratified 93 of his performances, which makes him the holder of the largest number of world records. These figures are unequalled, and they are all the more impressive given that they are linked to achievements in four different air sports, namely Ballooning, Airships, Gliding and General Aviation.Global partners
