Pierre Chanoine (FRA)

Status 
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1 (Landplanes)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a Commercial Airline Route
Performance 
1 832,989 km/h
Date 
12 Feb 1980
Course / Location 
Washington, DC (USA) - Paris (France)
Claimant 
Pierre Chanoine (FRA)
Crew 
Victor Cappoen (France), Claude Delorme (France)
Type of engine 
Olympus
Aircraft 
Concorde
Aircraft manufacturer 
Aérospatiale/BAC
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Rolls Royce