Twenty years ago on 14 May 2005, Didier Delsalle flew an Ecureuil AS 350 B3 helicopter to the top of Everest and gained an FAI World Record for highest take-off in a helicopter at 8848m. Read ...

FAI is proud to announce that the first ever FAI World Drone Soccer Championships (WDSC) will take place in Shanghai, China, from 15 to 18 November 2025.

The 2024 FAI F1D World Championships for Indoor Model Aircraft took place from 23 to 26 March 2024 in Slanic Prahova, Romania. During the competition, officials from the FAI, organisers, and ...

One hundred and ten years ago on 28 March 1910, Frenchman Henri Fabre achieved successful lift off of an aircraft not from the ground, but from the water, and also landed it back on the water – a ...

On September 24, 2013, Canadian pilot Alexis Reichert set a new female world record for flight duration in a human-powered rotorcraft by staying airborne for 53 seconds in the Atlas Human-Powered ...

The 3rd FAI World Air Navigation Race Championship took place in Kamenica nad Cirochou, Slovakia, from 18 to 24 August 2024. Full results Pictures FAI congratulates the winners and thanks the ...

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 ...

Test event of 24th FAI World HG Class 1, 10th FAI World HG Class 5, 15th FAI Women World HG Class 1 Championships has opened the registration. The event will be held on Jul 21 - 27, 2024 in Àger, ...