Walter H. Mullikin (USA)

Status 
ratified - superseded since approved
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 
873,10 km/h
Date 
29 Oct 1977
Course / Location 
London (United Kingdom) - Cape Town (South Africa)
Claimant 
Walter H. Mullikin (USA)
Type of engine 
JT9D
Aircraft 
747 SP
Aircraft Engine manufacturer 
Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft manufacturer 
Boeing