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