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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 successfully 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds later, on December 23.
The aircraft flew westerly 26,366 statute miles (42,432 km; the FAI accredited distance is 40,212 km) at an average altitude of 11,000 feet (3,350 m).
This definitively broke a previous record set by a United States Air Force crew piloting a Boeing B-52 that flew 12,532 miles (20,168 km) in 1962.
General characteristics
Crew: Two pilots
Length: 29 ft 2 in (8.90 m)
Wingspan: 110 ft 8 in (33.80 m)
Height: 10 ft 3 in (3.10 m)
Empty weight: 2250 lb (1020.6 kg)
Gross weight: 9694.5 lb (4397.4 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Teledyne Continental O-240, 130 hp (100 kW)
1 × Teledyne Continental IOL-200, 110 hp (81 kW)
Performance
Maximum speed: 122 mph (196 km/h)
Range: 24,986 miles (42,212 km)
Endurance: 216 hours
Source: Wikipedia
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