Road Not TakenJan 25, 2023

#WhoKnew about this truly #insane #unreal #enduranceFlying #worldrecord ? I was surprised it was longer than a few days. But #twoMonths ?!?

#JustWow that the #airplane did not overheat and the engine did not seize up and they were able to tolerate each other's company for that long #uninterrupted in that #veryLoud, tiny environment.

#continuousFlying #inAirRefueling #midAirRefueling #Cessna #Cessna172

#crampedQuarters #soLoud #noPrivacy #thermosMeals

https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/longest-ever-continuous-flight-1959/index.html

The world's longest flight spent more than two months in the air

This is one aviation record that will likely never be broken. In the late 1950s, two men flew in a little four-seater plane for 64 days, 22 hours and 19 minutes, clocking up 150,000 miles over the Las Vegas desert.

CNN