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Helicopter Speed Record Breaker Dies
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Trevor Egginton broke the speed record for conventional helicopters on a closed course on Aug. 11, 1986.
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Business Aviation
Channel
Rotorcraft
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Trevor Egginton broke the speed record for conventional helicopters on a closed course on Aug. 11, 1986.
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Trevor Egginton, 81, passed away at his home in Yeovil, UK on November 23. Egginton and copilot Derek Clews broke the speed record for conventional helicopters on a closed course on Aug. 11, 1986, flying a specially modified Westland Lynx at an average speed of 216.38 knots/249.17 mph. The record still stood at his death.

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Mark Huber
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Rotorcraft
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