Jeana Yeager

Jeana Yeager
Yeager in 1986 in front of Voyager
Born (1952-05-18) May 18, 1952 (age 72)
Fort Worth, Texas[1]
Spouse(s)Jon A. Farrar (1971–1976)
William Z. Williams (1992–1994)
Dale A. Rinehart (1994–1996)[2]
AwardsPresidential Citizens Medal
Harmon Trophy
FAI De la Vaulx Medal
Collier Trophy
Edward Longstreth Medal
Aviation career
Famous flightsThe first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world with Dick Rutan
Flight license1978

Jeana Lee Yeager (born May 18, 1952) is an American aviator. She co-piloted, along with Dick Rutan, the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from December 14 to 23, 1986.[3] The flight took 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds and covered 24,986 miles (40,211 km), almost doubling the old distance record set by a Boeing B-52 strategic bomber in 1962.

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  2. ^ "T.C. Memo. 2003-109" (PDF). United States Tax Court. April 18, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 27, 2009. Retrieved Oct 23, 2015.
  3. ^ Onkst, David H. "Dick Rutan, Jeana Yeager, and the Flight of the Voyager". U.S. Centennial of Flight Commission. Archived from the original on 2012-10-02.