Vyacheslav N. Gorelov (URS)
Status
ratified - current record
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg)
Group
2: turboprop
Type of record
Speed over a closed circuit of 2 000 km with 20 000 kg payload
Performance
813.13 km/h
Date
27 Sep 1989
Course / Location
Jasmine - aerodrome, Akhtubinsk (USSR)
Claimant
Vyacheslav N. Gorelov (URS)
Crew
Michaël I. POZNYAKOV
Type of engine
NK- 12
Aircraft
TU-95 (Bear)
Aircraft manufacturer
Tupolev
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Kuznetsov