Philippe Douay (FRA)

Status 
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1 (Landplanes)
Type of record 
Speed over a Commercial Airline Route
Performance 
848,733 km/h
Date 
28 Sep 1986
Course / Location 
Paris (France) - San Francisco, CA (USA)
Claimant 
Philippe Douay (FRA)
Crew 
Claude Bougon (France), Jean-Claude Lutgen (France)
Type of engine 
CF 6
Aircraft 
747-228
Aircraft manufacturer 
Boeing
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
General Electric