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March 2, 1949: Around the World Without Landing
A tanker plane refuels the Boeing B-50 Lucky Lady II. Photo: Courtesy National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
1949: After 94 hours, 1 minute of flying time, a Boeing B-50 named Lucky Lady II lands at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, completing the first ever nonstop, around-the-world trip by an airplane.
The flight covered 23,452 miles, averaging a ground speed of 249 miles per hour. The modified bomber required air-to-air refueling four times as it flew ever eastward.
The Lucky Lady II departed Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 26 with the express goal of making the first nonstop transglobal flight. The airplane was an updated version of the B-29 that had fought in World War II and was close to being obsolete by 1949.
Jet aircraft were the future. The Boeing B-52, which continues to serve as the mainstay of the U.S. bomber fleet today, would make its first flight just three years later. Despite the fact that officials knew the propeller-driven B-50 would not remain the premier bomber for long, there was a need to send a strong message to an evolving Cold War adversary that the United States military could fly anywhere in the world with one of its aircraft.
World War II established the importance of controlling the skies during a modern conflict. Bombers from the major combatants inflicted devastating damage to cities in Europe and Asia. The ability of an aircraft to fly long distances to deliver a payload of bombs established the importance of the bomber fleet.
After the Soviets blocked land access to Berlin in 1948, the ability to deliver humanitarian assistance further established the importance of being able to fly heavy aircraft for long distances. The Berlin Airlift also made it clear the Cold War had truly begun.
The newly formed United States Air Force wanted to demonstrate that air power eliminated all distance or geographical barriers for the military. The thinking was that aerial circumnavigation without the need to land would show the Soviet Union that the USAF could strike anywhere.
Refueling while flying was the biggest challenge of the flight. Though commonplace today, the technique was not widely used at the time. The Lucky Lady II was refueled from its close relative, the tanker version KB-29. Four pairs of KB-29s based in the Azores, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and Hawaii were used as airborne gas stations.
The record-setting flight used a probe-and-drogue system, similar to what the Navy uses today. Essentially a long hose is reeled out from the KB-29 tanker and is attached to a refueling nozzle on the B-50 during flight.
Lucky Lady II sits at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Photo: Courtesy U.S. Air Force
The Lucky Lady II was actually the second aircraft set up for the around-the-world flight. The first B-50, Global Queen, experienced engine problems after taking off Feb. 25 and landed in the Azores. Lucky Lady II departed a day later under the command of Capt. James G. Gallagher and successfully completed the flight with a crew of 14.
In the 45 years since Orville Wright flew 120 feet Dec. 17, 1903, aircraft had pushed the limits of distance. The first transglobal flight took place in 1924 and lasted 175 days, with numerous stops where major repairs were required to the Douglas World Cruisers. In 1931, Wiley Post flew a Lockheed Vega named the Winnie Mae around the world in 8 days, 15 hours.
The 1949 flight led to further developments in air-to-air refueling. Air Force officials said that medium-range bombers could become intercontinental bombers, and even fighter aircraft could use airborne tankers to extend their range. This aerial-refueling capability would be critical with the dawn of the jet era. Jet engines made for very fast aircraft, but also very thirsty aircraft that burned tremendous amounts of fuel.
The jet-powered B-52 bomber erased the Lucky Lady II's record in 1957 with a circumnavigation lasting just 45 hours, 19 minutes. Another B-52 lowered the record in 1980 to 42 hours, 23 minutes. The record still stands today.
A tanker plane refuels the Boeing B-50 Lucky Lady II. Photo: Courtesy National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
1949: After 94 hours, 1 minute of flying time, a Boeing B-50 named Lucky Lady II lands at Carswell Air Force Base, Texas, completing the first ever nonstop, around-the-world trip by an airplane.
The flight covered 23,452 miles, averaging a ground speed of 249 miles per hour. The modified bomber required air-to-air refueling four times as it flew ever eastward.
The Lucky Lady II departed Fort Worth, Texas, on Feb. 26 with the express goal of making the first nonstop transglobal flight. The airplane was an updated version of the B-29 that had fought in World War II and was close to being obsolete by 1949.
Jet aircraft were the future. The Boeing B-52, which continues to serve as the mainstay of the U.S. bomber fleet today, would make its first flight just three years later. Despite the fact that officials knew the propeller-driven B-50 would not remain the premier bomber for long, there was a need to send a strong message to an evolving Cold War adversary that the United States military could fly anywhere in the world with one of its aircraft.
World War II established the importance of controlling the skies during a modern conflict. Bombers from the major combatants inflicted devastating damage to cities in Europe and Asia. The ability of an aircraft to fly long distances to deliver a payload of bombs established the importance of the bomber fleet.
After the Soviets blocked land access to Berlin in 1948, the ability to deliver humanitarian assistance further established the importance of being able to fly heavy aircraft for long distances. The Berlin Airlift also made it clear the Cold War had truly begun.
The newly formed United States Air Force wanted to demonstrate that air power eliminated all distance or geographical barriers for the military. The thinking was that aerial circumnavigation without the need to land would show the Soviet Union that the USAF could strike anywhere.
Refueling while flying was the biggest challenge of the flight. Though commonplace today, the technique was not widely used at the time. The Lucky Lady II was refueled from its close relative, the tanker version KB-29. Four pairs of KB-29s based in the Azores, Saudi Arabia, the Philippines and Hawaii were used as airborne gas stations.
The record-setting flight used a probe-and-drogue system, similar to what the Navy uses today. Essentially a long hose is reeled out from the KB-29 tanker and is attached to a refueling nozzle on the B-50 during flight.
Lucky Lady II sits at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. Photo: Courtesy U.S. Air Force
The Lucky Lady II was actually the second aircraft set up for the around-the-world flight. The first B-50, Global Queen, experienced engine problems after taking off Feb. 25 and landed in the Azores. Lucky Lady II departed a day later under the command of Capt. James G. Gallagher and successfully completed the flight with a crew of 14.
In the 45 years since Orville Wright flew 120 feet Dec. 17, 1903, aircraft had pushed the limits of distance. The first transglobal flight took place in 1924 and lasted 175 days, with numerous stops where major repairs were required to the Douglas World Cruisers. In 1931, Wiley Post flew a Lockheed Vega named the Winnie Mae around the world in 8 days, 15 hours.
The 1949 flight led to further developments in air-to-air refueling. Air Force officials said that medium-range bombers could become intercontinental bombers, and even fighter aircraft could use airborne tankers to extend their range. This aerial-refueling capability would be critical with the dawn of the jet era. Jet engines made for very fast aircraft, but also very thirsty aircraft that burned tremendous amounts of fuel.
The jet-powered B-52 bomber erased the Lucky Lady II's record in 1957 with a circumnavigation lasting just 45 hours, 19 minutes. Another B-52 lowered the record in 1980 to 42 hours, 23 minutes. The record still stands today.
Did you find your panties stuffed in your purse when you got back to your flat?
Cunnilingus or a restraining order.I wonder what happened next...
No, but I had to endure the ridicule heaped on me by my squadron mates the next morning as we boarded the bus to the airport. A lot of "Moo!" And "oink-oink!"
My daughter’s school is very old school and still book based. They also learn computers, but the idea is to be able to learn “the old fashioned way” too
We still get to do this for her reading book.
we need to redo it soon....
She asked if we could use camo Gorilla tape this time ?
Sadly this looks like an instructional video that our public education system might use for our kiddos, along with teaching sex ed to pre-school children.
The schooling today is pretty sad.
Mostly it’s political indoctrination and social acceptance instead of learning stuff you’ll need in the future.
That dog needs Ritalin!
The fact that NOBODY is interested in what Hunter did means NOBODY is really interested in justice. Just a witch hunt to remove Trump. Now that's pretty obvious but the cartoon really visualizes what is really going on.
Could be worse: the Michelob Ultra virus. That would be a virus that kinda looks like a virus and almost tastes like a virus, so you can have lots and lots of them, but they don’t really make you sick.
I assume a well-armed landowner with no sense of trespass humor!
