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Ross Perot, Jr. and Jay Coburn used the Spirit of Texas to complete the first round-the-world flight by helicopter. An Australian, Dick Smith, had started the first round the world solo 'around the world' flight in a JetRanger helicopter on August 6, 1982, from Dallas, Texas and successfully completed on July 22 1983. Determined to accomplish ...
- 1982
- Bell Helicopter
- Retired
- Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II
Jan 31, 2017 · A billionaire in his own right, the younger Perot is also an accomplished helicopter pilot, who in 1982 set the world record for becoming the first person — along with his co-pilot Jay...
Sep 30, 1982 · 30 September 1982: H. Ross Perot, Jr. and Jay W. Coburn completed their around-the-world helicopter flight when they landed Spirit of Texas at their starting point at Dallas, Texas. They had flown the single-engine Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II , serial number 45658, civil registration N3911Z, more than 26,000 miles (41,843 kilometers) in 246.5 ...
Oct 2, 2022 · This incredible journey would forever be remembered in the Guinness World Records as the First Circumnavigation by Helicopter, and would get H. Ross Perot, Jr. and Jay W. Coburn the FAA...
Sep 30, 1982 · UPI Archives. Sept. 30, 1982. Around the world in 30 days. By HARIHAR KRISHNAN. DALLAS -- H. Ross Perot Jr. and Jay Coburn ended a 28,000-mile journey Thursday to become the first men...
In this aircraft, H. Ross Perot Jr. and J. Coburn completed the first round-the-world flight by helicopter. They departed Dallas, Texas, on September 1, 1982, and returned 29 days later after flying over 26 countries. They flew an average of eight and a half hours a day, refueled 56 times, and encountered no major mechanical problems along the way.
Mar 30, 2018 · Ross Perot Jr. was just 23 when he set out on a bold venture: to circumnavigate the world in a helicopter. He had only a year of flying under his belt at the time. Fortunately for him, his father, the well-known Texas business magnate and sometime presidential candidate, was willing to buy into his dream.
