Pilots Robert Timm and James Cook completed the world record endurance flight of 64 days in a Cessna 1972 in 1959.
The Cessna 172's service ceiling is 14,000ft, but the 182's enhanced engine and design give it a service ceiling of 18,100ft.
The duo had managed to fly their own Cessna 172 for a full 50 days ... A generator failure meant that fuel transfers to the wing tanks had to be done using a hand pump. Other failures took ...
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