Method: They performed mid-air refueling and supply drops (food, water, oil) from a truck driving below on a highway.
Modifications: The plane had an autopilot, extra fuel tanks, and sleeping quarters for the crew.
Location: Circled over the desert Southwest (Nevada, Arizona, California).
They broke the previous record set earlier in ‘58 in another cessna by 14 days.
Bland_cracker on
There are some of these records that I wonder who would even want to break them. Like, this means to break it youd have to fly for like 2.5 or 3 months striaght or whatever. Maybe its just because I hate the sensation of flying.
specialNeeds6550 on
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EvaTheE on
That plane must have reeked.
sifiwewe on
Very very cool
laggyx400 on
That’s a lot of 100-Hour inspections missed!
I know, I know. Likely not for hire.
Scooter8472 on
Imagine all the turds just falling out of the sky
watchman28 on
I read this and thought “but how did the truck drive for that long without refuelling”. I have a master’s degree.
Fantoinex on
So you do two months in a plane and nobody knows your names😂 I mean…
Jcampbell1796 on
This would be an easy record to break with modern equipment, but nobody apparently wants to.
shockandale on
How long has the ISS been up there?
fledrel on
For the ever so briefly moment I thought the record was 67 years.
Could the ISS or any other satelite outside the earths atmosphere count as “aircraft”?
ovalking on
Sounds stupid….
Cmndr_Cunnilingus on
Real question. If beat the record in a zeppelin would that count?
discussionandrespect on
I’m sure the gov broke this record but we wouldn’t know about it
false79 on
More than 60 days? I don’t think this is biologically possible.
Sus.
aLonelyClone on
Any idea how often they had to refuel?
JMUDan on
Kind of wondering how they used the restroom, or ate, but maybe I just don’t want to know.
FrustratedPCBuild on
Never mind fuel, how did they do their ablutions?
MovieFan1984 on
How did they go to the bathroom?
FlashPxint on
Wow that’s a great record ! Haha
Lumpy_Measurement126 on
They didn’t have anything to do at all? Hahaha, lol
Bmore30 on
Food, water, sleep, toilet? And last question…why?
dusters on
Imagine the smell of that cockpit
Upstairs-Atmosphere5 on
How was the food supplied
nsfvvvv on
Fun fact:
There is more time between now and this longest nonstop flight than there was between this longest nonstop flight and Orville Wright’s first manned flight.
Ok-Macaron7274 on
I read the title as the longest unbroken flight being 67 years long. 2 months is still impressive!
Snooopineapple on
Looks like they hit their minimum 1500 hours to join the legacy airlines! Nice work! Instead of doing it in 2-3 years they did it in 2 months
baycenters on
I’ve been in a 172. Those things are tiny.
Toronto_bunnies on
How many years?
AnaliticalBeavwr8834 on
impressive , they were able to shit in the plane
MistaSweens on
Thats the hacienda, its hanging up at McCaren airport in Las Vegas!
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Did they live/stay/sleep in the plane? That is pretty impressive that the motor ran 2 months straight.
So….. they take their dumps in the back of the plane and save them for the truck? Or toss them out of the window?
The internet is to blame that THIS is the first thought I had.
Did they just shit out the door? How did they get food/water?
Key Details of the Record:
Pilots: Robert Timm & John Cook.
Aircraft: A specially modified Cessna 172, nicknamed the Hacienda.
Duration: 64 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes, 5 seconds (Dec 1958 – Feb 1959).
Method: They performed mid-air refueling and supply drops (food, water, oil) from a truck driving below on a highway.
Modifications: The plane had an autopilot, extra fuel tanks, and sleeping quarters for the crew.
Location: Circled over the desert Southwest (Nevada, Arizona, California).
They broke the previous record set earlier in ‘58 in another cessna by 14 days.
There are some of these records that I wonder who would even want to break them. Like, this means to break it youd have to fly for like 2.5 or 3 months striaght or whatever. Maybe its just because I hate the sensation of flying.
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That plane must have reeked.
Very very cool
That’s a lot of 100-Hour inspections missed!
I know, I know. Likely not for hire.
Imagine all the turds just falling out of the sky
I read this and thought “but how did the truck drive for that long without refuelling”. I have a master’s degree.
So you do two months in a plane and nobody knows your names😂 I mean…
This would be an easy record to break with modern equipment, but nobody apparently wants to.
How long has the ISS been up there?
For the ever so briefly moment I thought the record was 67 years.
https://i.redd.it/jq88b1kspt8g1.gif
Could the ISS or any other satelite outside the earths atmosphere count as “aircraft”?
Sounds stupid….
Real question. If beat the record in a zeppelin would that count?
I’m sure the gov broke this record but we wouldn’t know about it
More than 60 days? I don’t think this is biologically possible.
Sus.
Any idea how often they had to refuel?
Kind of wondering how they used the restroom, or ate, but maybe I just don’t want to know.
Never mind fuel, how did they do their ablutions?
How did they go to the bathroom?
Wow that’s a great record ! Haha
They didn’t have anything to do at all? Hahaha, lol
Food, water, sleep, toilet? And last question…why?
Imagine the smell of that cockpit
How was the food supplied
Fun fact:
There is more time between now and this longest nonstop flight than there was between this longest nonstop flight and Orville Wright’s first manned flight.
I read the title as the longest unbroken flight being 67 years long. 2 months is still impressive!
Looks like they hit their minimum 1500 hours to join the legacy airlines! Nice work! Instead of doing it in 2-3 years they did it in 2 months
I’ve been in a 172. Those things are tiny.
How many years?
impressive , they were able to shit in the plane
Thats the hacienda, its hanging up at McCaren airport in Las Vegas!
