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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 Helicycle helicopter is the first experimental helicopter kit in mass-production to be powered by a turbine engine, the military surplus Solar T62-T32, capable of producing 150 shaft horsepower. The engine is limited to 95 horsepower due to torque limits on the main gearbox and rotor system.
Photograph of three Douglas World Cruiser aircraft on a beach, Alaska, 1924. The "New Orleans" is in the foreground. The first aerial circumnavigation of the world was completed in 1924 by four aviators from an eight-man team of the United States Army Air Service, the precursor of the United States Air Force.
The aircraft was designed long before the adoption of the US FAR 103 Ultralight Vehicles rules, including the category's maximum empty weight of 254 lb (115 kg), but nonetheless complies with them. The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 150 lb (68 kg) and is billed as the "World's Tiniest Homebuilt Helicopter" by the plans supplier.
Map of her route (in white) around the world as displayed at Oakland Aviation Museum. The red route is that of Linda Finch's flight the same year. In August 1997, Murray became the first woman to fly a helicopter around the world when she co-piloted her Robinson R44 with Quentin Smith on the eastward circumnavigation. [3]
The company was formed to design plans and supply kits for home-built helicopters, initially proposing two designs, which were to be developed concurrently. The Buzzard is a minimalist, open frame, single seat helicopter of limited performance, powered by a Suzuki four stroke automotive engine of 56 kW (75 hp). Only one prototype was completed ...
first aircraft to fly around the world without stopping or refueling from Edwards Air Force Base [42] Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones: 19 days, 21 hours, and 55 minutes 1 March 1999 21 March 1999 Breitling Orbiter 3 first balloon to fly around the world non-stop from Swiss Alpine village of Château-d'Oex [43]
Data from Jane's All The World's Aircraft 1982–83 General characteristics Crew: 1 pilot Capacity: 1 passenger Length: 16 ft 10 in (5.12 m) Wingspan: 26 ft 1 in (7.96 m) Height: 7 ft 10 in (2.40 m) Wing area: 81.99 sq ft (7.617 m 2) Empty weight: 710 lb (322 kg) Max takeoff weight: 1,325 lb (601 kg) Fuel capacity: 52 US Gal (197 L) Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming O-235 air-cooled flat-four engine ...