Charles I. Fitzsimmons (USA)

Status 
ratified - reclassified after changes in sporting code
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-3b-08 (Amphibians: take-off weight 600 to 1 200 kg)
Group 
1: internal combustion engine
Type of record 
Speed over a straight 15/25 km course
Performance 
231.19 km/h
Date 
19 Oct 1986
Course / Location 
Elm Grove, LA (USA)
Claimant 
Charles I. Fitzsimmons (USA)
Type of engine 
IO-360
Aircraft 
LA-4-200
Aircraft manufacturer 
Lake
Aircraft engine manufacturer 
Continental