Joe Harnish (USA)
Status
ratified - current record
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1e (Landplanes: take off weight 3 000 to 6 000 kg)
Group
2: turboprop
Type of record
Speed around the world, Eastbound
Performance
490,51 km/h
Date
21 Mar 1983
Course / Location
Elkhart, IN (USA) and return (via Goose Bay, Keflavik, Wien, Cairo, Luxor, Sharjah, Colombo, Singapore, Manila, Agana, Wake Island, Midway Island, Honolulu, San Francisco)
Claimant
Joe Harnish (USA)
Crew
David D. WEBSTER
Type of engine
TPE331-10
Aircraft
Commander 695A
Aircraft manufacturer
Gulfstream
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Honeywell