Douglas G. Matthews (USA)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1g (Landplanes: take off weight 9 000 to 12 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
847,80 km/h
Date 
24 Jul 1984
Course / Location 
Nadi (Fiji Islands) - Tahiti, French Polynesia (France)
Claimant 
Douglas G. Matthews (USA)
Type of engine 
TFE731
Aircraft 
36
Aircraft manufacturer 
Learjet
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Honeywell