Wiley Post flew around the world twice, discovered the jet stream, and built the first pressure suit - all with one eye and no high school diploma.
TaildraggerOn December 14, 1986, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager departed Edwards AFB and flew nonstop, unrefueled around the world in 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds.
TaildraggerWiley Post flew solo around the world in 1933 with one eye, a mechanical autopilot, and an elastic cord - then built the first pressure suit in aviation history.
TaildraggerOn December 14, 1986, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager completed the first nonstop, unrefueled circumnavigation of the Earth, landing after 216 hours aloft in an aircraft built by hand in a desert hangar.
TaildraggerThe story of the Rutan Voyager, the featherweight aircraft that flew nonstop around the world in 1986 without refueling.
TaildraggerIn December 1986, Voyager flew nonstop around the world without refueling - the story of the last great first in aviation.
TaildraggerHow Voyager and its crew flew nonstop around the world in 1986 - no landings, no refueling, and 18 gallons to spare.
TaildraggerWiley Post used a $1,800 workers' comp settlement to learn to fly, then circled the globe twice, discovered the jet stream, and invented the pressure suit.
TaildraggerWiley Post lost an eye in an oilfield accident, bought his first airplane with the insurance money, and changed aviation forever.
TaildraggerIn 1986, Burt Rutan's homebuilt Voyager completed the first nonstop, unrefueled flight around the world in nine days.
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