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Bluefield Daily Telegraph in Bluefield, West Virginia

18 Dec 1986

Page 12

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Bluefield Daily Telegraph

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Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

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Dec 18, 1986

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12

Yeager Sets Aviation Speed Record To Wright Legacy

Chuck Yeager flew from Edwards Air Force Base to Kitty Hawk in a Piper Cheyenne 400 SS, averaging 449.55 mph over 2,361 miles to honor the Wright Brothers 1903 flight. The voyage, aided by strong tailwinds, included a tribute ceremony at the First Flight Memorial with Walter Brookins inducted into the First Flight Shrine.

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Kitty Hawk N.C Chuck Yeager Edwards Air Force Base California Wright Brothers Yeager Air Force Edwards Lowell Perry Kill Devil Hills Perry Dav Davenport Arkansas Memorial First Flight Society Walter Brookins Brookins Vic Powell
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Voyager fuel strain from storms risks around-the-world flight

Detours to dodge storms cut Voyager’s fuel margin as Burt Rutan says the aircraft’s efficiency suffered from route and altitude changes. The craft crossed toward Sri Lanka after 9,400 miles from California and faced Indian Ocean turbulence while aiming to break long-distance records.

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