Robert K. Smyth (USA)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1k (Landplanes: take off weight 25 000 to 35 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
831,54 km/h
Date 
26 Apr 1980
Course / Location 
Savannah, GA (USA) - Hanover (Germany)
Claimant 
Robert K. Smyth (USA)
Crew 
William J. Hodde (USA), Allen E. Paulson (USA)
Type of engine 
Spey
Aircraft 
Gulfstream III
Aircraft manufacturer 
Gulfstream
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Rolls Royce