Linberg didn't design his airplane but he got all the credit.

Same could be said for Howard Hughs's around the world flight
and he had the latest technological bells and whistles available
in his airplane.

I think its De-facto standard to give credit to the individual
at the controls for all the accolades. That notwithstanding, I
think that flying an airplane solo for 60-some hours is pretty
impressive.... it does take "the right stuff".

That being said, I'd pay money to have the chance to do it!

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