Richard Norton (USA)
Status
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1d (Landplanes: take off weight 1750 to 3000 kg)
Group
1: internal combustion engine
Type of record
Speed around the world over both the Earth's poles
Performance
14,04 km/h
Date
15 Jun 1987
Course / Location
Paris (France) and return (via Dakar, Rio de Janeiro, Comodoro Rivadavia, Rio Grande, Marambio, South Pole, Teniente Marsh, Rio Grande, Santiago, Easter Island, Tahiti, Honolulu, Fairbanks, Mould Bay, North Pole, Spitzbergen, Oslo)
Claimant
Richard Norton (USA)
Crew
Calin ROSETTI
Type of engine
IO-520
Aircraft
PA-46 Malibu Mirage
Aircraft manufacturer
Piper
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Continental
