1284

Number:

1284

Class:

C (Aeroplanes)

Sub-Class:

C1-q (Landplanes: weight 150,000 kg to less than 200,000 kg)

Group:

III (Jet)

Type of Record:

Speed over Recognised Course

Course/Location:

London (UK) - Cape Town (South Africa)

Performance:

1 192.73 km/h

Date:

28/03/1985

Record Holder:

Brian Walpole

Nationality:

UK

Aeroplane:

Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde (G-BOAC)

Engine:

4 Rolls-Royce/SNECMA Olympus 593 (38050 lbs each)

World Record?:

Yes

Status:

Current Record