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Ross Perot, Jr. and Jay Coburn, 1982, first circumnavigation by helicopter, by Bell 206L-1 LongRanger II. Dick Smith, 1982–1983, first solo circumnavigation by helicopter, in a Bell Jetranger III. [43] Donald "Rode" Rodewald, 1984, first circumnavigation by a paraplegic pilot in a Comanche 260 with hand controls.
A person walking completely around either pole will cross all meridians, but this is not generally considered a "circumnavigation". The path of a true (global) circumnavigation forms a continuous loop on the surface of Earth separating two regions of comparable area. [citation needed] A basic definition of a global circumnavigation would be a ...
12 October 1992. 13 October 1992. Concorde FAI "Westbound Around the World" world air speed record from Lisbon, Portugal. [27] [28] [29] Michel Dupont and Claude Hetru ( Air France ) 31 hours 27 minutes and 49 seconds. 15 August 1995. 16 August 1995. Concorde with 98 passengers and crew, no equatorial crossing.
Los Angeles, California, U.S. 27 July 1965 [1] 30 April 1970 [1] 1738. 21 years, 56 days. Lapworth 24: Dove Allied Luders 33: Return of Dove [2] Westerly, via Panama Canal. [3] Solo, with stops and assistance . Tania Aebi US.
List of films about Richard Wagner. List of films about nobility *. List of films about the Romanovs. List of films about the Titanic. List of films featuring Hercules. List of films featuring Jesus. List of ninja films. List of pirate films. List of religious films *.
D. William Dampier. Charles Darwin. Desire (ship) John DeWolf (sea captain) George Dixon (Royal Navy officer) Raphaël Domjan. Francis Drake.
Articles about circumnavigations, complete navigations around an entire island, continent, or astronomical body (e.g. a planet or moon ). The first recorded circumnavigation of the Earth was the Magellan-Elcano expedition, which sailed from Seville, Spain in 1519 and returned in 1522, after crossing the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans.
This is a list of films produced by the American film industry from the earliest films of the 1890s to the present. Films are listed by year of release on separate pages, either in alphabetical order (1900–2003) or in chronological order (2004– ).