Nello Valzania (ITA)
Status
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1a (Landplanes: take off weight 300 to 500 kg)
Group
1: internal combustion engine
Type of record
Speed over a closed circuit of 1 000 km without payload
Performance
240,519 km/h
Date
19 Dec 1954
Course / Location
Vergiate, (Italy)
Claimant
Nello Valzania (ITA)
Type of engine
C-85
Aircraft
Rondone GF-4
Aircraft manufacturer
University of Engineering Milano
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Continental