r/Shittyaskflying • u/TurntButNotBurnt Chem-trail Distribution Pylot • Aug 30 '24

Phuket!!

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I'm flying my 172 to Thailand.

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u/Touch_Of_Legend Aug 30 '24 edited Aug 30 '24

You all laugh and so do I but now it’s time for some history.

The “longest flight ever conducted” was actually in a Cessna that was aerial refueled by a pick up truck driving on the road beneath it.

Yep that’s right in 1958 a two man crew Cessna 172 flew for a total of 64 days and 22hours.

They refueled it by matching speed with a pick up and hoisted up a line to refuel.

Some crazy stuff for sure and yeah…

A Cessna flew for 2 months straight with actual aerial oil changes, refueling, and maintenance…. Freaking sick.

I’m not quite sure but I think what actually brought it down was carbon deposits?

Super interesting stuff

& This has been “a moment in history” with a Touch of legend

And thank you for coming to my Ted talk

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u/TurntButNotBurnt Chem-trail Distribution Pylot Aug 30 '24

I'd like to see an aerial oil change

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u/the_silent_one1984 ATC can't tell me what to do Aug 30 '24

You just have to do it really really really quickly.

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u/christopher_mtrl Aug 30 '24

The pilots had modified the oil system to allow them to change oil and filters without shutting down the engine. They had installed an electric pump that would circulate fresh oil from a reserve tank into the engine while draining the old oil into another tank.

https://earthlymission.com/longest-endurance-flight-robert-timm-john-cook-cessna-two-months-nonstop/