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  2. First aerial circumnavigation - Wikipedia

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    The British had made one unsuccessful around-the-world air flight attempt in 1922. The following year, a French team had tried; the Italians, Portuguese, and British also announced plans for world-circling flights. [2] In early 1923, the US Army Air Service became interested in having a squadron of military aircraft undertake a round-the-world ...

  3. Operation Power Flite - Wikipedia

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    Route of the first round-the-world nonstop flight by a jet airplane. Operation Power Flite was a United States Air Force mission in which three Boeing B-52 Stratofortresses became the first jet aircraft to circle the world nonstop, when they made the journey in January 1957 in 45 hours and 19 minutes, using in-flight refueling to stay aloft ...

  4. Circumnavigation world record progression - Wikipedia

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    Pan American World Airways' Pacific Clipper the Boeing 314 Clipper flying boat NC-18609(A) the first commercial plane flight to circumnavigate the world from Treasure Island, San Francisco to LaGuardia Field. [41] Rutan Voyager, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager: 9 days, 3 minutes and 44 seconds 14 December 1986 23 December 1986

  5. Solar airship targets first non-stop round-the-world flight ...

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    Zero-emissions craft is designed to ‘fly forever’

  6. Quickie Free Enterprise - Wikipedia

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    The Quickie Aircraft Corporation Free Enterprise (also known as the Big Bird) was an American experimental long-range aircraft of the 1980s, designed to attempt the first unrefuelled flight round-the world flight.

  7. Rutan Voyager - Wikipedia

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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.

  8. Winnie Mae - Wikipedia

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    The Winnie Mae is a modified Lockheed 5C Vega flown by Wiley Post during the 1930 National Air Races, winning first place with a time of 9 hours, 9 minutes, and 4 seconds, as well as setting records for the fastest around-the-world flight in 1931, with a time of 8 days, 15 hours, and 51 minutes, the first solo around-the-world flight in 1933, [1] and the flight altitude record in 1934 ...

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