Piper PA-24-250 COMANCHE Pilot Operating Handbook page 10

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OFFICIAL WORLD RECORDS HELD BY MAX CONRAD I N COMANCHE AIRCRAFT
World class records recognized by the Federation Aeronautique Internationale and the National
Aeronautic Association.
Category: C (Airplanes)
Group:
1
(Piston Engine)
Class:
1
(Landplanes)
WORLD RECORD #I
Sub Class: D - 1,750 to 3,000 kg (3,858 to 6,614 lb)
Record: Distance in a Straight Line (Non-Stop)
From: Casablanca, Morocco - To: Los Angeles, California
Distance: 7,668 sm
*
6,663 nm
*
12,338 km
Time: 58 Hours, 38 Minutes
Date: June 02, 1959
Airplane Model: Piper Comanche PA-24-250
WORLD RECORD
#2
Sub Class: C
-
1,000 to 1,750 kg (2,204 to 3,858 lb)
Record: Distance in a Straight Line (Non-Stop)
From: Casablanca, Morocco - To: El Paso, Texas
Distance: 6,967 sm
*
6,053 nm
*
11,212 km
Time: 56 Hours, 26 Minutes
Date: November 24, 1959
Airplane Model: Piper Comanche PA-24-180
WORLD RECORD
#3
Sub Class: C
-
1,000 to 1,750 kg (2,204 to 3,858 lb)
Record: Distance in a Closed Circuit (Non-Stop)
From: Minneapolis, Minnesota - To: Chicago, Illinois
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TO:
Des Moines, Iowa - To: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Distance: 6,921 sm
*
6,014 nm
*
11,139 km
Time: 60 Hours, 10 Minutes
Date: July 14, 1960
Airplane Model: Piper Comanche PA-24-180
WORLD RECORD #4
Sub Class: E - 3,000 to 6,000 kg (6,614 to 13,228 lb)
Record: Distance in a Straight Line (Non-Stop)
From: Capetown, South Africa
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To: St. Petersburg, Florida
Distance: 7,879 sm
*
6,845 nm
*
12,677
krn
Time: 56 Hours, 8 Minutes
Date: December 24, 1964
Airplane Model: Piper Twin Comanche PA-30
Copyright: 1993
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