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🚀 How long can a plane stay in the air without landing? From daring pilots in the 1920s to the record-breaking 64-day flight of the Hacienda Cessna 172, these endurance flights pushed the limits of human and machine! ✈️

📌 In This Video:
We explore the most incredible non-stop flights in history, highlighting the brave aviators who lived in their planes for weeks—sometimes months—at a time!

📜 Notable Endurance Flights:
🛩️ 1959 – Robert Timm & John Cook – Cessna 172 "Hacienda" – 64.9 days
🔹 The longest flight in history! This modified Cessna 172 stayed airborne for over 2 months over the Nevada desert, refueling mid-air from a moving truck!
https://www.planeandpilotmag.com/airc...

🛩️ 1949 – Bill Barris & Dick Riedel – Aeronca Sedan "Sunkist Lady" – 42 days
🔹 Flying out of Fullerton, California, these two pilots stayed aloft for over 1,008 hours in an attempt to break the previous record.
https://vintageairphotos.blogspot.com...

🛩️ 1935 – Fred Key & Al Key – Curtiss Robin "Ole Miss" – 27.2 days
🔹 These brothers from Mississippi invented the first spill-proof aerial refueling nozzle, making long-term flights safer and inspiring future endurance attempts!
https://www.186arw.ang.af.mil/About-U...

🛩️ 1929 – Dale Jackson & Forest O'Brine – Curtiss Robin "St. Louis Robin" – 10.3 days
🔹 Pilots from St. Louis pushed their limits with an unprecedented non-stop flight, laying the groundwork for future endurance flights.
https://mahof.org/inductee/dale-red-j...

🛩️ 1929 – Roy Mitchell & Byron K. Newcomb – Stinson SM-1 Detroiter – 7.25 days
🔹 Flying over Jacksonville, Florida, they proved extended endurance flights were possible, setting a record at the time.
https://barnstmr.blogspot.com/2014/07...

🛩️ 1929 – Loren Mendell & Roland B. Reinhart – Buhl CA-5A "Angeleno" – 10.3 days
🔹 Another endurance attempt that showcased the potential of refueling technology in California skies!
https://dmairfield.org/people/rinehar...


🛩️ 1929 – Carl Spatz, Ira Eaker & Elwood Quesada – Fokker C-2 "Question Mark" – 6.5 days
🔹 The U.S. Army’s first major endurance flight, pioneering military aerial refueling tactics still used today!
https://homesteadmuseum.blog/2022/01/...

🛩️ 1923 – John Macready & Oakley Kelly – Fokker T-2 – 1.5 days
🔹 One of the earliest attempts at a long-distance endurance flight, proving the capabilities of early aviation.
https://pioneersofflight.si.edu/conte...