Walter H. Mullikin (USA)

Status 
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1t (Landplanes: take off weight 300 000 kg to 400 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
860,09 km/h
Date 
30 Oct 1977
Course / Location 
Capetown, South Africa - Auckland, New Zealand via South Pole
Claimant 
Walter H. Mullikin (USA)
Type of engine 
JT9D
Aircraft 
747 SP
Aircraft Engine manufacturer 
Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft manufacturer 
Boeing