Ivan Soukhomline (URS)

Status 
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 
2: turboprop
Type of record 
Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km with 2 000 kg payload
Performance 
857,277 km/h
Date 
01 Apr 1960
Course / Location 
Sternberg-Point, Observatoire (USSR)
Claimant 
Ivan Soukhomline (URS)
Crew 
N. KHARITONOV + équipage de 3
Type of engine 
NK- 12
Aircraft 
TU-114
Aircraft manufacturer 
Tupolev
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Kuznetsov