K.D. Leney (GBR)

Status 
ratified - current record
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1q (Landplanes: take off weight 150 000 to 200 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
1 759,80 km/h
Date 
05 Apr 1989
Course / Location 
Honolulu, HI (USA) - Papeete, Tahiti (France)
Claimant 
K.D. Leney (GBR)
Type of engine 
Olympus
Aircraft 
Concorde
Aircraft Engine manufacturer 
Rolls Royce
Aircraft manufacturer 
Aérospatiale/BAC