Jacqueline Cochran (USA)
Status
ratified - retired by changes of the sporting code
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1 (Landplanes)
Group
1: internal combustion engine
Type of record
Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload
Performance
703,38 km/h
Date
29 Dec 1949
Course / Location
Desert Center, CA (USA)
Claimant
Jacqueline Cochran (USA)
Type of engine
V-1650 (RR Merlin)
Aircraft
P-51 Mustang
Aircraft manufacturer
North American
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Packard