Team/Crew
Status
ratified - current record
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1p (Landplanes: take off weight 100 000 to 150 000 kg)
Group
3: turbo-jet
Type of record
Speed over a recognised course
Performance
758,728 km/h
Date
13 Nov 1957
Course / Location
Buenos Aires (Argentina) - Washington, DC (USA)
Claimant
Team/Crew
Crew
Chas. L Gandy Jr (USA), Curtis E. Lemay (USA), Frank L Wright (USA)
Type of engine
J-57
Aircraft
KC-135 Stratotanker
Aircraft manufacturer
Boeing
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Pratt & Whitney
