CL speed records

BMFA SPEED

Control line speed is all about flying against and setting records, here you will see all of the BMFA records and also the FAI/CIAM records, the left column is the BMFA record class number and the record numbers with an asterix after them indicate that the record can only be set at a World or Continental championship.

Class                Who and when

90        0.049 in³ Class Ken Morrissey 159.10 mph   Date 28-08-2005
125        0.12 in³ Class Nominal Speed 146.59 mph
92         0.15 in³ Class (To 31st December 2009) Paul Eisner 207.52 mph  Date 24-08-2002
92a       0.15 in³ Class (From 1st January 2010) Paul Eisner 201.8 mph  Date 24-08-2014
93*       F2A (To 31st December, 1996) FAI (2.5 cm³) (10 Laps) Gordon Isles 307.04 kph Date 01-09-1996
93a*     F2A (From 1st January, 1997) FAI (2.5 cm³) (9 Laps) Ken Morrissey 301.7 kph Date 18-09-2010
97         21N Class  Ed Needham 165.45 mph Date 11-06-1994
99         Class F21 (To 31st December, 1997) (10 Laps) Pearson/McGladdery 187.82 mph Date 30-04-1995
99a       Class F21 (From 1st January, 1998) (9 Laps) Dave Smith 179.42mph (100.97) Date 29-08-2015
94         0.29 in³ Class (To 31st December, 1981) (9 Laps) Dick McGladdery 189.5 mph Date 21-10-1979
94a       0.29 in³ Class (From 1st January, 1982) (8 Laps) Nominal Speed 185.02 mph
127        0.40 in³ Class Richard Miles 200.09 mph Date 25-08-2003
95         F40 Class Richard Miles 185.58 mph Date 11-06-2006
96         0.60 in³ Class (To 31st December, 2009) Ken Morrissey 215.93 mph Date 26-06-1988
217        0.60 in3 – Light (From 1st January 2010)
218        0.60 in3 – Heavy (From 1st January 2010)
126        Jet Class (To 31st December, 2009) Mathew Hart 202.26 mph 31-08-2009
219        Fast Jet Class (From 1st January 2010) R Hart 212.5 mph 26-08-2013
220       Sport Jet Class R Hart 150.1 mph 10-6-2018
230        F2G Electric Nigel Frith 278.4 kph 13-10-2019

VINTAGE SPEED

Class                Who and when

124       Midge Class B (1.5 cm3) Tony Eifflaender 86.21 mph 29-06-1986
177       Class 1 – 0.051 As at 01-01-2008 80 mph (22.5 seconds)
178      Class 2 – 0.1 As at 01-01-2008 105.69 mph (17.03 seconds)
179       Class 3 – 0.15 Dave Smith 123.80 mph (100.75%) 30-08-2015
180      Class 4 – 0.213 As at 01-01-2008 129.58 mph (13.89 seconds)
181       Class 5 – 0.305 As at 01-01-2008 149 mph (12.08 seconds)
182      Class 6 – 0.49 Class Peter Rabjohn 123.46 mph (102.78%) 26-02-2015
Anthony Goodger 129.98 mph (102.80%) 25-08-2018
Anthony Goodger 133.70 mph (102.80%) 24-08-2019
183 Class 7 – 0.61 As at 01-01-2008 162.74 mph (11.06 seconds)
184 Class 8 – Proto As at 01-01-2008 115.6 mph (15.57 seconds)

WEATHERMAN VINTAGE SPEED

Class                Who and when

209  Class 0 – Up to 1.0 cc Peter Fox 81.01 mph 21-06-2015
210  Class I – Mills 1.3 cc Diesel Only Anthony Goodger 57.95 mph 27-09-2014
John Allcock 70.13 mph (111.5%) 28-08-2018
211  Class II – Up to 1.5 cc Peter Fox 91.46 mph 25/05/2014
Rodger Gedge 93.01 mph (100.15%) 28-08-2018
Rodger Gedge 93.19 mph (100.20%) 24-08-2019
212  Class III – Up to 2.5 cc Peter Fox (Old Warden) 110.23 mph 28/09/2014
213  Class IV – Up to 3.5 cc Anthony Goodger 110.97 mph 25-08-2013
214  Class V – Up to 5 cc David Finch 124.65 mph (112.0%) 29-08-2015
215  Class VI – Up to 6.6 cc Rodger Gedge 114.07 mph 24-05-2015
216  Class VII – Up to 10 cc. David Finch  123.49 mph 27/08/2017