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General Aviation
The FAI General Aviation Commission (GAC) conducts FAI's general aviation activities, in particulat World Records and International Competitions.
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Jean Batten
United Kingdom
Jean Batten was the first women to be awarded the FAI's highest award, the FAI Gold Air Medal. Awarded in 1937 she won it for the remarkable feat of flying solo from England to New Zealand – the first person ever to do so.She was 27-years old when she made the reco...
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Eldon W. Joersz
United States
Eldon W Joersz officially became the fastest man in the world when he flew his US Air Force Blackbird plane at an astonishing 3,529.56km/h (2,194 mph) on 28 July 1976.The record was set flying from an airbase in Southern California. Along with reconnaissance system...
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Charles A. Lindbergh
United States
Charles Lindbergh was the first pilot to fly solo from New York to Paris. He completed the flight over two days, 20/21 May 1927.In doing so he set an FAI World Record for ‘Distance in a straight-line without landing’. He flew a specially-built Ryan Monoplane, the S...
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