Robert K. Smyth (USA)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1k (Landplanes: take off weight 25 000 to 35 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
871,43 km/h
Date 
15 Feb 1981
Course / Location 
Kona, HI (USA) - Washington, DC (USA)
Claimant 
Robert K. Smyth (USA)
Crew 
H. Ernest RORER
Type of engine 
Spey RB163
Aircraft 
G-III
Aircraft manufacturer 
Gulfstream
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Rolls Royce