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The Rutan Model 76 Voyager was the first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling. It was piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager.The flight took off from Edwards Air Force Base's 15,000 foot (4,600 m) runway in the Mojave Desert on December 14, 1986, and ended 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds later on December 23, setting a flight endurance record.
The 2024 Oscars, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, will air on Sunday, March 10, at 7 p.m. eastern on ABC. Below, a full list of the 96th Academy Award nominations. Oppenheimer leads the pack.
The nominees for the 96th Academy Awards were announced on January 23, 2024, at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, by actress Zazie Beetz and actor Jack Quaid. [11] Oppenheimer led all nominees with thirteen nominations; Poor Things came in second with eleven. [12] The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on March 10. [13]
Oscars statuettes Richard Harbaugh - Handout/A.M.P.A.S. via Getty Images The 2024 awards season is coming to a close with the 96th annual Academy Awards on Sunday, March 10. Nominations were ...
Richard Glenn Rutan (July 1, 1938 – May 3, 2024) was an American military aviator and officer, as well as a record-breaking test pilot who in 1986 piloted the Voyager aircraft on the first non-stop, non-refueled around-the-world flight with co-pilot Jeana Yeager.
The 96th Oscars will be held on Sunday, March 10, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced Monday. This marks the third year the Academy Awards ceremony will be held in ...
“Dick never doubted whether my design would actually make it around, with still some gas in the tank,” Burt Rutan said. Voyager left from Edwards Air Force Base in California just after 8 a.m. on Dec. 14, 1986. Rutan said with all that fuel, the wings had only inches of clearance. Dick couldn't see when they started dragging on the runway.
David E. Harris, the first African American pilot who flew for a major airline, died at the age of 89. [31] [32] 10 March A Boeing 787-9 operating as LATAM Airlines Flight 800 experienced an in-flight upset, injuring 50 of the 272 occupants on board the aircraft. The plane made an emergency landing at Auckland Airport. [33] [34] 12 March