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The helicopter departed Dallas, Texas, on September 1, 1982, and returned to the same point 29 days, 3 hours, and 8 minutes later. Smith completed his solo flight in July the following year. [ 2 ] The flight path consisted of 26,000 miles crossing 26 different countries. 56,000 pounds of fuel were burned, with 56 stops for refueling.
In 1982, Perot co-piloted the first flight by helicopter around the world. [6] Using a Bell 206 L-1 Long Ranger II, he completed the circumnavigation on September 30, 1982. [7] Spirit of Texas, a Bell 206 helicopter used to circumnavigate the globe. Currently on display at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum at Dulles International ...
The LongRanger is commonly used as an air ambulance and as a corporate transport. On September 1, 1982, pilots H. Ross Perot, Jr. and Jay Coburn departed Dallas, Texas in the "Spirit of Texas", a Bell 206L-2 (N3911Z). They returned on 30 September, 29 days and 3 hours later, completing the first around-the-world helicopter flight. [17]
A Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter patrolling the state's border with Mexico crashed Thursday night, according to a statement by a DPS spokesperson. The co-pilot suffered a minor hand ...
September 1–30 – H. Ross Perot, Jr., and Jay W. Coburn fly their Bell LongRanger II helicopter Spirit of Texas around the world in 29 days, 3 hours, and 8 minutes, leaving from and returning to Dallas, Texas. It is the first time a trip around the world by helicopter is completed. [citation needed]
Startling video shows a helicopter spinning out of control and crashing into a small plane at a Texas airport — with the pilot miraculously walking away unscathed.
A maintenance worker had a medical emergency while working and had to be rescued from 175 feet in the air
Spirit of St. Louis: Private 1927 Charles Lindbergh's aircraft for the first solo non-stop crossing of the Atlantic. Spirit of Texas: Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II helicopter Private 1982 First helicopter to complete a staged round-the world flight. Spruce Goose: Hughes H-4 Hercules: Experimental Evergreen Aviation Museum: 1947