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Fastest speed attained by a human-powered aircraft

Fastest speed attained by a human-powered aircraft (44.3 km/h)

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If Fastest speed attained by a human-powered aircraft (44.3 km/h) was a standard unit ...

  • Speed of a commercial airliner (880 km/h)...more would be 20 x Fastest speed attained by a human-powered aircraft
  • Fastest speed attained by a propeller aircraft (870 km/h)...more would be 20 x Fastest speed attained by a human-powered aircraft
  • Top speed of a horse (88 km/h)...more would be 2 x Fastest speed attained by a human-powered aircraft
  • Speed of Usain Bolt at his fastest (yet) (44.7 km/h)...more would be about as big as Fastest speed attained by a human-powered aircraft

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