<page_title> Flight airspeed record </page_title> <section_title> Timeline </section_title> <table> <cell> 23 October 1934 <col_header> Date </col_header> <col_header> mph </col_header> </cell> <cell> Francesco Agello <col_header> Pilot </col_header> <col_header> km/h </col_header> </cell> <cell> 709.209 <col_header> Airspeed </col_header> </cell> <cell> Macchi M.C.72 seaplane <col_header> Airspeed </col_header> </cell> <cell> Database ID 4497, current piston-engined seaplane speed record. <col_header> Notes </col_header> </cell> </table>
The speed record for a seaplane moved by piston engine is 709.209 km/h, from the seaplane Macchi-Castoldi M.C.72, attained on 23 October 1934, by Francesco Agello.