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2008-08-16, 09:55 AM
from FlightGlobal:
By Barbara Cockburn
Helicopter pilots from the USA have broken a world speed record from New York to London.
Their flight from New York to London covered 6,380km (3,449nm) nautical miles and took 40hrs, 41min. The record of the flight will be submitted to the National Aeronautical Association for ratification.
The Grand Adventure is an attempt to break an existing world speed record in a helicopter and pilots Sheik and Kasprowicz plan to complete the record in 14 days. The current record is 17 days.
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The AgustaWestland Grand helicopter
“We are thrilled to have broken this record. It’s been an exhilarating and exhausting first few days,” said Kasprowicz after landing at Redhill, just south of London, early Saturday morning.
The AgustaWestland Grand helicopter has low fuel consumption and is equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW207 turbine engines.
See the video and chart their progress... http://www.grandadventure08.com/
By Barbara Cockburn
Helicopter pilots from the USA have broken a world speed record from New York to London.
Their flight from New York to London covered 6,380km (3,449nm) nautical miles and took 40hrs, 41min. The record of the flight will be submitted to the National Aeronautical Association for ratification.
The Grand Adventure is an attempt to break an existing world speed record in a helicopter and pilots Sheik and Kasprowicz plan to complete the record in 14 days. The current record is 17 days.
http://www.flightglobal.com/assets/getAsset.aspx?ItemID=24699
The AgustaWestland Grand helicopter
“We are thrilled to have broken this record. It’s been an exhilarating and exhausting first few days,” said Kasprowicz after landing at Redhill, just south of London, early Saturday morning.
The AgustaWestland Grand helicopter has low fuel consumption and is equipped with Pratt & Whitney PW207 turbine engines.
See the video and chart their progress... http://www.grandadventure08.com/