John Watts Young (USA)

Status 
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Time to climb to a height of 3 000 m
Performance 
34,523 sec
Date 
21 Feb 1962
Course / Location 
Brunswick, ME (USA)
Claimant 
John Watts Young (USA)
Type of engine 
J79
Aircraft 
F-4H-1
Aircraft manufacturer 
McDonnell Douglas
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
G E