# C12 - 1930 5c Winged Globe Flat Plate Perf 11
Â
1930 5¢ Winged Globe
City: Washington, DC
Quantity:Â 97,641,200
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Flat plate printing
Perforations: 11
Color: Violet
First Non-Stop Non-Refueled Flight Around The GlobeÂ
As far back as the 1500s, daring explorers have sought to circumnavigate the globe. In the 1520s, a crew of 18 was the first to circle the globe by the sea in a single expedition. The journey took a little over three years.
Up until 1986, all trips around the globe had required refueling â either by landing or receiving it in-air from another aircraft. Then in 1981, three friends developed an idea for a new plane that could make the trip without any stops or refueling. While at lunch one day, brothers Dick and Burt Rutan and Jeana Yeager sketched out the plans for a unique plane.
Dubbed the Voyager, the plane would be made of a lightweight composite material, which was mostly graphite, Kevlar, and fiberglass. The plane itself weighed just 939 pounds but could carry over 7,000 pounds of fuel in its 17 fuel tanks. The three built the plane through private funding over the next five years.
After making the necessary test flights, the Voyager took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California at 8:00 am on December 14, 1986, in front of 3,500 press spectators. Although the wing tips scraped the runway as the plane accelerated before takeoff, it was decided the plane was still safe to fly and the journey proceeded. Inside the plane was quite tight and they had planned to switch off every three hours, but that ended up being hard to maintain. Rutan and Yeager had to fly for longer periods at a time and carefully make their way around bad weather, including Typhoon Marge.
Click here to view photos of the Voyager.
Â
Â
1930 5¢ Winged Globe
City: Washington, DC
Quantity:Â 97,641,200
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Flat plate printing
Perforations: 11
Color: Violet
First Non-Stop Non-Refueled Flight Around The GlobeÂ
As far back as the 1500s, daring explorers have sought to circumnavigate the globe. In the 1520s, a crew of 18 was the first to circle the globe by the sea in a single expedition. The journey took a little over three years.
Up until 1986, all trips around the globe had required refueling â either by landing or receiving it in-air from another aircraft. Then in 1981, three friends developed an idea for a new plane that could make the trip without any stops or refueling. While at lunch one day, brothers Dick and Burt Rutan and Jeana Yeager sketched out the plans for a unique plane.
Dubbed the Voyager, the plane would be made of a lightweight composite material, which was mostly graphite, Kevlar, and fiberglass. The plane itself weighed just 939 pounds but could carry over 7,000 pounds of fuel in its 17 fuel tanks. The three built the plane through private funding over the next five years.
After making the necessary test flights, the Voyager took off from Edwards Air Force Base in California at 8:00 am on December 14, 1986, in front of 3,500 press spectators. Although the wing tips scraped the runway as the plane accelerated before takeoff, it was decided the plane was still safe to fly and the journey proceeded. Inside the plane was quite tight and they had planned to switch off every three hours, but that ended up being hard to maintain. Rutan and Yeager had to fly for longer periods at a time and carefully make their way around bad weather, including Typhoon Marge.
Click here to view photos of the Voyager.
Â