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That was at altitude (10,000 feet?), pilot was Frank Taylor
Posted by bdk on Tue Jan 06, 2004 02:10:56 PM
In reply top curious posted by Rob Mears on Tue Jan 06, 2004 01:21:59 AM
"1983 Mojave - After winning at Reno '82, owner- Frank Taylor flew Dago Red to claim the FAI Class C, Group 1 15Km World Speed Record at 517.06 mph (shattering the previous record by 51+ mph) - a record that still stands today."
Yes, I too am curious how much faster it would have been at altitude.
: Has anyone ever taken Dago Red up to altitude to see exact
: ly what kind of speeds she's capable of? 517 mph at 100'
: AGL is extremely impressive! I can only imagine what the
: same plane could achieve at say 30K' !!
