James T. Hicks (USA)

Status 
preliminary record claim received
Zone 
World
Class 
C (Powered Aeroplanes)
Sub-Class 
C-1m (Landplanes: take off weight 45 000 to 60 000 kg)
Group 
3: turbo-jet
Type of record 
Speed over a recognised course
Performance 
814,00 km/h
Date 
02 Oct 2025
Course / Location 
Santa Barbara, CA (USA) - Tokyo (Japan)
Claimant 
James T. Hicks (USA)
Crew 
Stewart Allan Nelms (USA), James R. Struck (USA)
Aircraft 
G-VIII - G800
Aircraft manufacturer 
Gulfstream