Robert E. Siman (USA)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1n (Landplanes: take off weight 60 000 to 80 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
785,80 km/h
Date 
23 May 1993
Course / Location 
Washington, DC (USA) - Roma (Italy)
Claimant 
Robert E. Siman (USA)
Type of engine 
JT8D
Aircraft 
MD-83
Aircraft manufacturer 
McDonnell Douglas
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Pratt & Whitney