Trivia: First Helicopter Around-the-World Flight

Posted by Alex in Car & Vehicle, Daily Trivia, Travel & Places on March 13, 2008 at 2:28 am


H. Ross Perot Jr. (yes, the son of Ross Perot) piloted the first ever helicopter round the world flight.

On September 1, 1982, H. Ross Perot Jr. and Jay Coburn left Fort Worth, Texas, on a Bell 206 L-1 Long Ranger II and returned 28 days later. They flew on average of eight and a half hours a day, refueled 56 times and flew over 26 countries. (Source)


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2 comments to "Trivia: First Helicopter Around-the-World Flight"

  1. joe
    March 13th, 2008 at 4:36 am

    just want to point out this is the same guy that destroyed a small texas town to make a profit in real-estate development

  2. Sandy
    March 14th, 2008 at 3:13 am

    In the same year Australian Dick Smith also made a Helicopter Around-the-World Flight, but he did it solo. Details here:
    http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=110000
    He's your classic nerd-done-well, and did the clever thing: retired early and then starting spending money in interesting ways:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Smith


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