Non-stop flight

As a non-stop flight, a flight is called, in which, between the source and the destination point no landing is performed.

Civil Aviation

Non-stop flights were with the onset of jet air traffic across the Atlantic a promotional meaning, as most driven by piston engines aircraft had to make one or even several stopovers for refueling on their flight from Europe to North America.

Currently, up to 17,000 km are possible nonstop flights at passenger aircraft. The longest flight was conducted by the Singapore Airlines performed with an A340- 500 scheduled flight from Singapore to New York ( flight SIA 22) with 16,600 kilometers and a flight time of about 18 hours. This long flight only taking advantage of the jet streams was possible and therefore found depending on the course on the route China - Siberian Arctic or Central Asia - Europe - North Atlantic instead. Both routes have almost the same distance. The flight was terminated on November 23, 2013 due to the inefficiency of the flights. Thus, the current longest operated nonstop flight QFA 7 Qantas from Sydney, Australia to Dallas, USA. The flight has a distance of about 13,808 km and takes about 15 hours and 25 minutes. Is performed the flight with a Boeing 747- 400ER. The flight with the longest flight time is flight DL201 airline Delta Air Lines. It leads from Johannesburg, South Africa to Atlanta, USA and takes 16 hours and 55 minutes. Although this flight is shorter than QF 7 with 13.600 km, as it is but flew towards the west and thus against the jet streams its flight time is extended significantly.

Such ultra-long- haul flights are not very economical, because it must be carried in comparison to an intermediate landing after nine hours of fuel for the second nine hours and this reduces the payload and the total weight on the first half of the flight is much higher. As a crew not allowed to perform the entire flight without breaks, even additional staff must travel with and have appropriate rest facilities on board. Whether the saved costs for entry fees and personnel changes at the bottom of a hand, and the fuel for the savings start on the other hand is less than the additional costs must be assessed case by case. Depending on the route but also the lack of a suitable landing for the aircraft type option (for example, at the North Pole or in the middle of a desert ) can tip the balance.

No records are sought in regular service for safety reasons. The FAI record is therefore kept for test or ferry flights of two versions of the Boeing 777.

Non-stop flights should not be confused with direct flights, in which, although the flight number remains the same, but very well stopovers are possible. Depending on the number of stopovers, they are so called " One Stop ", "Two Stop" in the schedules.

Military Aviation

Military aircraft are refueled for range extension in the air; so, for example, the engine of the U.S. president, the "Air Force One ", as in the case of a terrorist threat on the ground, seven days without landing in the air circulate around the world.

Nonstop flights as record flights

The initial non-stop flights on certain routes apply, in particular for non- aviators as special records; among other things, because they were in the early 20th century by newspaper publishers and other patrons rewarded with prize money and were therefore accompanied by the media. Examples include the crossing of the English Channel and the Atlantic.

As an advertising effective reliability assessment of new aircraft structures and components therefore enjoy non-stop flights on certain routes, especially over the North Atlantic at aircraft manufacturers and operators today some popularity.

Non-stop transatlantic crossings

More non-stop flights

  • July 25, 1909, Blériot XI, first crossing of the English Channel
  • October 14, 1927 Breguet 19, first crossing of the South Atlantic
  • July 20, 1936 Tupolev ANT -25, 12,000 km non-stop flight Moscow - Vancouver
  • September 6, 1945 Focke- Achgelis Fa 223, first crossing of the English Channel with a helicopter
  • March 2, 1949 Boeing B -50 ( Lucky Lady II), first non-stop circumnavigation of the world ( with 4 air refueling )
  • June 12, 1979, Gossamer Albatross, first crossing of the English Channel with muscle strength
  • December 4, 1986, Scaled Composites Voyager first non-stop circumnavigation of an area without air refueling aircraft
  • March 1, 1999, balloon, first non-stop circumnavigation of a balloon
  • June 19, 2002, balloon, first solo non-stop circumnavigation of a balloon
  • February 8, 2006, Global Flyer, nonstop flight distance world record 42,469 kilometers
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