Maurice Eldridge (USA)

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 
1 196,26 km/h
Date 
17 Dec 1983
Course / Location 
Dayton, OH (USA) - Kitty Hawk, NC (USA)
Claimant 
Maurice Eldridge (USA)
Type of engine 
J-75
Aircraft 
F-106A
Aircraft Engine manufacturer 
Pratt & Whitney
Aircraft manufacturer 
Convair