Mark E. Calkins (USA)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1f (Landplanes: take off weight 6 000 to 9 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
769,56 km/h
Date 
13 Feb 1996
Course / Location 
Varanasi (India) - Manila (Phillippines)
Claimant 
Mark E. Calkins (USA)
Crew 
Charles Conrad Jr. (USA), Daniel Miller (USA), Paul Thayer (USA)
Type of engine 
TFE731
Aircraft 
35A
Aircraft manufacturer 
Learjet
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Honeywell