Nicolaï Kouznetsov (URS)
Status
ratified - superseded since approved
Zone
World
Class
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class
C-1c (Landplanes: take off weight 1000 to 1750 kg)
Group
1: internal combustion engine
Type of record
Speed over a closed circuit of 500 km without payload
Performance
251,823 km/h
Date
11 Oct 1951
Course / Location
Tushino (USSR)
Claimant
Nicolaï Kouznetsov (URS)
Type of engine
M-11 FR-1
Aircraft
Yak-18
Aircraft manufacturer
Yakovlev
Aircraft engine manufacturer
Shvetsov
