Steven Hinton, the exceptional pilot who has won the Unlimited Class in the National Championship Air Races in Reno, Nevada, multiple times, added his name to the record books this weekend as he broke the speed record for an internal combustion engine-powered airplane, Class C-1e, on a 3 km closed course. Hinton was flying a highly-modified P-51 Mustang named Voodoo, the airplane he has raced in Reno for the past few years.
P-51 Voodoo Becomes Fastest Piston in the World
Key Takeaways:
- Steven Hinton broke the world speed record for an internal combustion engine-powered airplane (Class C-1e) on a 3 km closed course.
- Flying a highly-modified P-51 Mustang named Voodoo, Hinton achieved an average speed of 531 mph, greatly surpassing the previous record of 318 mph.
- While Hinton's speed was slightly quicker than a retired 1989 record set by Lyle Shelton, rule changes prevented it from being an official "beat" of that specific record, which would have required 533 mph.
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