Hervé Leprince-Ringuet (FRA)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1i (Landplanes: take off weight 16 000 to 20 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
887,25 km/h
Date 
09 Oct 1977
Course / Location 
New York, NY (USA) - Paris (France)
Claimant 
Hervé Leprince-Ringuet (FRA)
Crew 
Gérard JOYEUSE, Randolph KENNEDY,Olivier DASSAULT
Type of engine 
TFE731-3
Aircraft 
Mystere-Falcon 50
Aircraft manufacturer 
Dassault Aviation
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Honeywell