March 22, 2012
Airborne for 64 Days
The Cessna Skyhawk 172. Courtesy NASM.
In 1959, Robert Timm and copilot John Cook set an endurance record in a Cessna 172, staying aloft for a mind-bending 64 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes and 5 seconds. (Read about the flight here.)
When asked by a reporter if he would ever replicate the stunt, Cook replied: “Next time I feel in the mood to fly endurance, I’m going to lock myself in a garbage can with the vacuum cleaner running, and have Bob [Timms] serve me T-bone steaks chopped up in a thermos bottle. That is, until my psychiatrist opens for business in the morning.”
Is this Cessna now hanging in the terminal at Las Vegas McCarran airport? Here is a picture I took in 2010.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f14/TAdan/S6302101.jpg
Comment by Dan Ruggiero — March 24, 2012 @ 6:13 pm
Hi Dan,
You’re absolutely correct, the Cessna 172 flown by Robert Timm and John Cook now hangs above the baggage area at McCarran International Airport, Las Vegas, Nevada.
Comment by Rebecca Maksel — March 26, 2012 @ 9:43 am