Em 1986, o Rutan Voyager se tornou o primeiro avião a dar a volta ao mundo sem escalas e sem reabastecer. Foram 9 dias no ar, percorrendo mais de 40 mil km e quebrando o recorde absoluto de distância. Pilotado por Dick Rutan e Jeana Yeager, o avião era tão leve e eficiente que 75% do peso total era só combustível no momento da decolagem. Tempestades, turbulência e fadiga extrema quase colocaram tudo a perder, mas eles pousaram triunfantes na Califórnia em 23 de dezembro. Hoje, o Voyager descansa

The Rutan Voyager took off on its record-setting endurance flight on this day back in 1986. The non-stop, non-refueling flight around the world lasted nine days. But did you know that before the Voyager became the globe-circling sensation, it showed up at Oshkosh? That’s right! Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager brought it to EAA’s Annual Convention and Fly-In in 1984, only one month after its maiden flight. Take a look at the day we got to witness history before it even happened. Were you there? #avia