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  2. 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.

  3. Dick Rutan - Wikipedia

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    Rutan also acted as a test pilot throughout his career, flying multiple designs such as the Fairchild T-46 in 1981 and the XCOR EZ-Rocket in 2001. From December 14 to 23, 1986, Rutan flew with Jeana Yeager on the first unrefueled non-stop flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager, a design by his brother Burt. The flight took 9 days, 3 ...

  4. Flightradar24 - Wikipedia

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    Flightradar24 is a Swedish Internet-based service that shows real-time aircraft flight tracking information on a map. It includes flight tracking information, origins and destinations, flight numbers, aircraft types, positions, altitudes, headings and speeds.

  5. Dick Rutan, who set an aviation milestone when he flew ... - AOL

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    “Dick never doubted whether my design would actually make it around, with still some gas in the tank,” Burt Rutan said. Voyager left from Edwards Air Force Base in California just after 8 a.m ...

  6. Dick Rutan, co-pilot of historic round-the-world flight, dies ...

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    “Dick never doubted whether my design would actually make it around, with still some gas in the tank,” Burt Rutan said. Voyager left from Edwards Air Force Base in California just after 8 a.m. on Dec. 14, 1986. Rutan said with all that fuel, the wings had only inches of clearance. Dick couldn't see when they started dragging on the runway.

  7. Aviation record-setter: Dick Rutan, first to fly around the ...

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    Richard 'Dick' Rutan set a record for aviation in the 1980's becoming the first person to circumnavigate Earth by aircraft without refueling, Guinness World Records wrote.

  8. Flight tracking - Wikipedia

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    Flight tracking enables travellers as well as those picking up travellers after a flight to know whether a flight has landed or is on schedule, for example to determine whether it is time to go to the airport. Aircraft carry ADS-B transponders, which transmit information such as the aircraft ID, GPS position, and altitude as radio signals.

  9. Jeana Yeager - Wikipedia

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    By mid-1986, Voyager was ready for the flight. Yeager flew as co-pilot on the 216-hour flight and set a world absolute distance record. This was the first time a woman had been listed in an absolute category. [citation needed] Dick Rutan and Voyager sued Yeager in 1995, alleging that she had misappropriated memorabilia and funds from Voyager.