A Cessna 172 has gone viral on social media this week as it completed a ferry flight from California to Hawaii.
Amelia Walsh
A Cessna 172 has gone viral on social
media this week as it completed a ferry flight from California to Hawaii.
According to FlightAware, the aircraft, N176TA, departed Merced
Regional Airport (KMCE) in California on Tuesday and flew some 2,425 miles
before landing in Honolulu, Hawaii, 18 hours later. The flight was more than
three times the range of the 2018 Cessna 172 Skyhawk SP, making it an
impressive feat.
FlightAware showed the aircraft flying
most of the journey at 5,975 feet with a peak altitude of 8,000 feet. The
aircraft was cruising at 130 knots with a peak of 155 knots toward the end of
the flight.
According to an article from The Autopian, which reported on the flight, the ferry
pilot, Tom Lopes, made the exact same trip two years prior. Lopes explained his
strategy in a YouTube video, noting that every inch of the aircraft’s interior
was fitted with a fuel cell.
The trip sparked both praise and
astonishment from aviation enthusiasts tracking it on social media.
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