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What aircraft can I see at the First World Flight Centennial?


In honor of the 1924 First World Flight, we've brought together other adventure pilots and airplanes that have circumnavigated the earth (aka Earthrounders).


Before and after the flyby over NOAA on September 28th, Museum of Flight will be hosting the pilots and their airplanes. Get an up-close look at the following aircraft and hear adventure pilot stories September 26-29th. More info at the Museum of Flight's webpage.

Adventure Aircraft and Pilots

Come meet these pilots and their aircraft that completed great feats of circumnavigation.

  • Bonanza A36— pilot Adam Broome

    • Achievements include: Eastbound Circumnavigation 

  • Lancair IV (homebuilt) — pilot Bill Harrelson

    • Achievements include: Solo circumnavigations over the North and South poles and westbound around the world.  Set speed record for both in class C1d.  C1d world record for distance - 8,114SM.

  • Lancair Columbia 300 — pilot Harry R Anderson

    • Achievements include: Two solo circumnavigations (eastbound and westbound), solo flight over the North Pole, solo flights to 7 continents

  • Long-EZ (homebuilt) — pilot Patrick Elliot and partner Linda Walker

    • Achievements include: Flights to 6 continents

  • Mooney M20J — pilot CarolAnn Garratt and co-PIC Carol Foy

    • Achievements include: Three circumnavigations.  World record for fastest circumnavigation in this class of airplane.

  • RV-9A (homebuilt) — pilot John Koehler

    • Achievements include: Solo circumnavigation (Eastbound)

  • Cessna 210 Centurion — pilot Ed Galkin

    • Achievements include: Four circumnavigations


Vintage Aircraft

  • Boeing B-29 FIFI — Built by Boeing in Renton  

    • One of two B-29's flying today.  Owned by the Commemorative Air Force

  • Bellanca CH-400 Skyrocket Miss Veedol — pilots Tim Moomaw and Greg Brizendine

    • Achievements include: In, 1931Clyde Pangborn, pilot and Hugh Herndon, copilot were the first to cross the Pacific non-stop. (Misawa, Japan to Wenatchee, WA)

  • Cessna 180

    • In a Cessna 180, Jerrie Mack became the first woman to fly around in the world in 1964.

  • Navy N2S Stearman

    • In 1999, pilot Robert Ragozzino became the first person to fly around the world in an open cockpit since 1924.

  • Piper Apache

    • In this type of aircraft in 1964, Joan Merriam Smith flew equatorially, and solo, around the world.

  • Piper PA-12 Super Cruiser

    • In 1947, two pilots (Clifford Evans and Geroge Truman, circled the globe in their two Piper Super Cruisers, covering 35,897 kilometers (22,436 miles), the first time light personal aircraft accomplished such a feat.

Special Display Aircraft

  • Gulfstream Turbo Commander 900 — pilot Robert DeLaurentis

    • Achievements include: Pole to pole around-the-world

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