Flying Around the World Non-Stop: Aviation Achievements and Record-Breaking Flights
The Rutan Model 76 Voyager made history as the first aircraft to fly around the world nonstop on December 23, 1986, piloted by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager. Before this, the B-50 Superfortress Lucky Lady II completed a nonstop flight from February 26 to March 2, 1949. In 2005, Steve Fossett achieved a solo nonstop … Read more