Yuri V. Zhuchkov (URS)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
E (Rotorcraft)
Sub-Class 
E-1g (Helicopters: take off weight 6000 to 10000 kg)
Category 
General
Group 
2: turbine
Type of record 
Speed over a closed circuit of 100 km without payload
Performance 
246,94 km/h
Date 
18 Jul 1991
Course / Location 
Jasmine - aerodrome, Akhtubinsk (Russia)
Claimant 
Yuri V. Zhuchkov (URS)
Crew 
Yuri M. TISHKOV, S. A. CHERNUKHINE
Type of engine 
Isotov TV2-117
Aircraft 
Mi-8T
Aircraft manufacturer 
MIL
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Klimov