'aroa' yes it has been done in small planes but what power plant was up front of them? NOT a jaba donk that's 4 sure, that's where the 'bloody brave' part comes in, the jaba airframe is just ugly, doesn't mean it wouldn't make the trip other than perhaps scaring off the natives in far flung countries!
Flying around the world these days is no big deal anymore, there's a long list of 'Earthrounders' seems as long as you have the funding, a slight shift of yr "cheese on yr crackers" & yr off!:-)
Wmk2