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 
792,219 km/h
Date 
08 Apr 1958
Course / Location 
Tokyo (Japan) - Washington, DC (USA)
Claimant 
Team/Crew
Crew 
William E. Eubank (USA)
Type of engine 
J-57
Aircraft 
KC-135 Stratotanker
Aircraft manufacturer 
Boeing
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Pratt & Whitney