Longest crewed flight record

[Talyn]

The longest flight without landing: 64 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes and five seconds

On 4 December 1958, the two pilots Robert Timm and John Cook rose to the challenge of beating the 49 days flight record without landing. On 4 February 1959, the two pilots succeeded and achieved to fly 64 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes and five seconds without landing. The Cessna 172 aircraft, named Hacienda, is nowadays displayed at the McCarrran International Airport in Las Vegas.

How Two Pilots Flew For More Than 64 Consecutive Days Without Landing

In 1958 two men in a Cessna took off on a nonstop 150,000-mile flight around the desert outside Las Vegas and set a record that still stands.

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The Longest Plane Flight Without Landing Was 64 Days Of Madness

The longest endurance flight record was broken in 1959 and remains undefeated.

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Endurance Test, Circa 1958

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

and i thought my trip from Texas to Seattle was long and continued to Fairbanks, AK. this was in a turbo-prop twin engine that cruised about 300 knots. the headwind made it longer than it should. talk about holding you pee. that was another thing that wasn't addressed with their 60+ day flight. sure they had a sink and a mattress, but what about a toilet! going out the door wouldn't be smart, unless you wanted to taste it ? maybe that's what the sink was for and not to wash your hands?

 

[Talyn]

and i thought my trip from Texas to Seattle was long and continued to Fairbanks, AK. this was in a turbo-prop twin engine that cruised about 300 knots. the headwind made it longer than it should. talk about holding you pee. that was another thing that wasn't addressed with their 60+ day flight. sure they had a sink and a mattress, but what about a toilet! going out the door wouldn't be smart, unless you wanted to taste it ? maybe that's what the sink was for and not to wash your hands?

In one of the articles they said the pilots would go in a bag then toss it out the window.

 

[3L120]

So that is the Hacienda plane! Never stopped to read the bio. Goes along with the T-bird to refuel private planes.

 

[Talyn]

I think since @KillerFord1977 is a pilot will he try to break the record.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

I think since @KillerFord1977 is a pilot will he try to break the record.

Call it alone time from the wife or that break from the city traffic

 

[Talyn]

Call it alone time from the wife or that break from the city traffic

Since you're in flat country he could just keep flying over your farm for refueling.

 

[KillerFord1977]

Call it alone time from the wife or that break from the city traffic

Both sound good !

Peed many a time in the little pilot jars made for private pilots in my youth. Not fun. Wouldnt want to try it now..

No plans on breaking any non stop flight records.. no thanks !!
Unless it a Smoky and the Bandit challenge running bourbon

 

[Jfal]

Lots of talk of pee-jars...64 days means 60-some poop discharges as well... Setting this record has absolutely NO interest to me...And if my roof caught one of these discharges, I'd be looking for who to sue!

 

[barnett]

Wow. I've walked under that plane a dozen times never realizing its place in History. I'll pay more attention to her the next time out.

 

[HayesGreener]

Man I am happy to make it between truck stops without stopping to pee