Valery Savchuk (URS)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1k (Landplanes: take off weight 25 000 to 35 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km with 1 000 kg payload
Performance 
591,63 km/h
Date 
26 Mar 1991
Course / Location 
Jasmine - aerodrome, Akhtubinsk (USSR)
Claimant 
Valery Savchuk (URS)
Crew 
Alexander KUZNETZOV
Type of engine 
D-36
Aircraft 
AN-72
Aircraft manufacturer 
Antonov
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Lotarev