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Fastest aircraft, human-powered

Fastest aircraft, human-powered
Who
Holger Rochelt
What
44.26 kilometre(s) per hour
Where
Germany (Oberschleissheim,)
When
02 October 1985
The highest speed ever reached in an aircraft propelled only by human power is 44.26 km/h (27.5 mph) by Holger Rochelt (Germany) in Musculair II at Oberschleissheim, Germany on 2 October 1985. The lightweight flying machine, constructed by the pilot's father, Gunther Rochelt, weighed only 25 kg (55 lb) empty, despite having a massing wingspan of 19.5 m (64 ft). (Official IHPVA record)