Homebuilt UK to USA Non-Stop

Hi all,

Just wondering if any homebuilt aircraft have crossed the Atlantic
non-stop - who was it and which aircraft.

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"tregonissy" wrote in message
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Hi all,

Just wondering if any homebuilt aircraft have crossed the Atlantic
non-stop - who was it and which aircraft.

--
We wish you A Prosperous New Year
Meilleurs Voeux - Frohe Festtage - Felices Fiestas - Tanti Auguri - Beste
Wensen

Best Regards - Trevor Ball

Peter Huff crossed the Atlantic in a White Lightning in the 90's. The rear
passenger compartment of the cockpit was converted into space for fiberglas
fuel tanks. There was an article on the voyage in _Sport Aviation._

Michel Gordillo crossed the Atlantic non-stop in his MCR-01 in 2001. In fact
he went around the entire world. See the details at
http://www.sportflight.com/sunrise/

Don Pearsall
Seattle

Looks like he stopped in Greenland and Iceland to me.

"Don Pearsall" wrote in message
news:46hKb.757407$Fm2.703539@attbi_s04...
Michel Gordillo crossed the Atlantic non-stop in his MCR-01 in 2001. In
fact
he went around the entire world. See the details at
http://www.sportflight.com/sunrise/

Don Pearsall
Seattle

That is correct, Michel did stop in Greenland and Iceland. The question did
not say from which point to which point the Atlantic crossing parameters
were.
Don

Earlier, "Don Pearsall" wrote:

That is correct, Michel did stop in Greenland and Iceland.

Well, heck, Peter Garrison did that in the 1980s. Or was it the '70s?

Anyhow, he flew his Melmoth N2MU across the Atlantic to points
European, and also across the literally untracked jungles of South
America. He also flew it across the Pacific to Hawaii and later to
Japan.

Bob K.

"tregonissy" wrote in message ...
Hi all,

Just wondering if any homebuilt aircraft have crossed the Atlantic
non-stop - who was it and which aircraft.



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I believe Jon Johansen,from Australia, has circled the globe
Eastwardly and then Westwardly to get to Oshkosh in different years.
He has also crossed the North pole and last Dec. flew over the South
pole.
He flew his RV-4 for all these.
EAA Sport Aviation magazine should have the stories over the years.

Bob Olds RV-4 , N1191X
Charleston,Arkansas



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On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:59:58 +0000 (UTC), "tregonissy"
wrote:

:Hi all,
:
:Just wondering if any homebuilt aircraft have crossed the Atlantic
:non-stop - who was it and which aircraft.

Dick Rutan and Mike Mellville did it a couple of years ago in Long
EZ's - the south atlantic. Dick, of course, had done it earlier in
Voyager.

Guy Delage flew the south atlantic in a microlight (a trike) in 93.
And there's this guy, http://www.brian-milton.com/index.html

Seems to have been done in a large number of kits (maybe not non-stop
though).

The Europa did it (with a rotax even ;-) in Y2K

http://www.thomas.scherer.com/

Cheers,
Pete
Europa builder A239 short and long wings


"Richard Riley" wrote in message
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On Mon, 5 Jan 2004 13:59:58 +0000 (UTC), "tregonissy"
wrote:

:Hi all,
:
:Just wondering if any homebuilt aircraft have crossed the Atlantic
:non-stop - who was it and which aircraft.

Dick Rutan and Mike Mellville did it a couple of years ago in Long
EZ's - the south atlantic. Dick, of course, had done it earlier in
Voyager.

Guy Delage flew the south atlantic in a microlight (a trike) in 93.
And there's this guy, http://www.brian-milton.com/index.html

"Pete" wrote in message
...
Seems to have been done in a large number of kits (maybe not non-stop
though).

The Europa did it (with a rotax even ;-) in Y2K

http://www.thomas.scherer.com/

Cheers,
Pete
Europa builder A239 short and long wings

All such future flights must be pre-approved by Secretary Tom Ridge !!

Rich "Take your shoes off" S.