Nikolai Kuleshov (RUS)

Status 
ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-3k (Amphibians: take-off weight 25 000 to 35 000 kg)
Group 
2: turboprop
Type of record 
Time to climb to 9 000 m with 2 000 kg payload
Performance 
17 min 8 sec
Date 
07 Sep 2002
Course / Location 
Gelendzhik, Black Sea (Russia)
Claimant 
Nikolai Kuleshov (RUS)
Crew 
Nikolai OKHOTNIKOV, Yuri GERASIMOV, Grigory KALIUZHNY
Type of engine 
D-436 TP
Aircraft 
BE-200
Aircraft manufacturer 
Beriev
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Ivchenko Progress