Valery Vanshin (URS)
Status
ratified - current record
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1p (Landplanes: take off weight 100 000 to 150 000 kg)
Group
2: turboprop
Type of record
Time to climb to a height of 6 000 m
Performance
4 min 23 sec
Date
03 May 1990
Course / Location
Podmoskovnoe (USSR)
Claimant
Valery Vanshin (URS)
Crew
Alexander ARTIUKHIN
Type of engine
NK- 12
Aircraft
TU-142 LL
Aircraft manufacturer
Tupolev
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Kuznetsov