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The linked article on that page is broken. I’m guessing he somehow refueled in flight?
by etaioinshrdlu 5y ago
The linked article on that page is broken. I’m guessing he somehow refueled in flight?
- sokoloff 5y agoYes. Also added oil.
- ceejayoz 5y agoYes. They flew low and slow over a long, straight road and refueled from a truck that kept pace with them. https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2008/march/pilot/endurance-test-circa-1958 https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2008/march/pilo... > A Ford truck, donated by Cashman Auto in Las Vegas, was outfitted with a fuel pump, tank, and other paraphernalia required to support the aircraft in flight. When fuel was required, a rendezvous would be arranged on a stretch of straight road in the desert near Blythe, California. An electric winch lowered a hook, the fuel pump hose was picked up, and Timm or Cook inserted it into the belly tank. It took a little more than three minutes to fill the belly tank. > The total fuel capacity of the airplane was 142 gallons. Plans called for refueling twice daily. Sometimes weather or the inevitable glitches upset the schedule, and a new rendezvous was worked out by radio. This activity was repeated more than 128 times. The whole article is worth a read; it was quite the hairy sounding endeavour. Two months in a C-172 would kill me, I'm quite certain.
- belthesar 5y agohttps://web.archive.org/web/20120429214314/http://www.airspacemag.com/history-of-flight/Moments-and-Milestones-The-Pressures-On.html https://web.archive.org/web/20120429214314/http://www.airspa... Haven't read it to find the answer to your question yet, but bless the Internet Archive