Sergei Gorbik (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 without payload
Performance
681,8 km/h
Date
28 Nov 1985
Course / Location
Podkievscoe Airfield (USSR)
Claimant
Sergei Gorbik (URS)
Crew
Georgi POBOL
Type of engine
D-36
Aircraft
AN-72
Aircraft manufacturer
Antonov
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Lotarev