Looking for info on World's longest duration flight
I understand the World's longest duration flight was done back in 1959 in a Cessna 172 and still stands today at a staggering 64 days 22hours!
I'm really interested in finding out more about this incredble achievement but I can't seem to find much detail about it on the internet. Does anyone have any links to websites with more info or perhaps details of any books? |
what do u mean by world's longest duration flight?
longest flying time? surely not 64 days!!! longest flight with 1 tank of avgas? again surely not 64 days |
It wouldn't surprise me too much if it were true.
IIRC, the US Navy flew a biplane continuously for about a month - in the 1930s? Refuelled in the air by flying near a moving truck. Topped up the oil with a big oil can - a volunteer walking along a built-in gantry on the side of the aircraft! I think the aircraft is in the air and space museum in Washington. |
It's true. The Cessna now hangs in the hall of McCarran Airport, Las Vegas. There is a little aviation museum there; try a search.
And no, it was not on one tank of gas. |
Search for Robert Timm & John Cook and you should find a bit more detail.
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I wonder how they did their 50 hour checks!
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what did these guys eat?
how did they refuel again? were they just flying around in circles? was the weather that good all the time? |
pilotho (hope that's not " 'ho " :uhoh: )
1. Food from a truck; the old indian rope trick. 2. Fuel from the food truck 3. Yes...big circles around Arizona 4. Yes...it was Arizona. :ok: |
64 DAYS!!! Either they abstained from eating fruit/fibre/curry or.............?
Maybe the bucket-on-a-rope was dual purpose?:eek: Jeez! The lengths some people will go to for hours-building! Hope they got a job after this.:ok: |
I bet A320rider hasn't tried that one yet! :p
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all those hours they would get from one entry into the log book!! wonder if they count towards an ATPL???
Ho is my surname and believe i get stick from it! another thing popped into my head. how did they get rid of their excrements!? |
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