Walter H. Mullikin (USA)

Status 
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1t (Landplanes: take off weight 300 000 kg to 400 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
860,09 km/h
Date 
30 Oct 1977
Course / Location 
Capetown, South Africa - Auckland, New Zealand via South Pole
Claimant 
Walter H. Mullikin (USA)
Crew 
Albert A. Frink, Stewart W. Beckett, Frank D. Cassaniti, Edwards Shields
Type of engine 
JT9D
Aircraft 
747 SP
Aircraft manufacturer 
Boeing
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Pratt & Whitney