Sabre 65 Flight Sets Record But Misses Goal

A 1980 Sabreliner circumnavigated the globe March 19-21 in 57 hr., 54 min., averaging 647 kph. (402 mph.) for the 36,900-km. (23,000-mi.) eastbound course, which began and ended in Geneva. The crew, Riccardo Mortara, his son Gabriel and Flavien Guderzo, claimed a new speed record for the 9,000-12...

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