Thijs Postma - Poster - Macchi MC.72 World Speed Record Floatplanes 1933-1934Worlds fastest float plane belongs on your wall. The records were set in 1933 and 1934, with the fastest speed set on October 24th, 1934 at 709 km h (440 mph). This world record for propeller driven floatplanes still stands, almost 90 years later! The Italian Macchi M. 72 was piloted by Francesco Agello. This reproduction is the month of November of the Pioneers of Flight Calendar.