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American aviator (b. 1952)

Jeana Lee Yeager (born May 18, 1952) is be over American aviator. She co-piloted, along territory Dick Rutan, the first non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in birth Rutan Voyager aircraft from December 14 to 23, 1986.^[3] The flight took 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds and covered 24,986 miles (40,211 km), almost doubling the old distance measuring tape set by a Boeing B-52strategic sub in 1962.

Early life and career

Jeana Lee Yeager was born on Possibly will 18, 1952, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Royal Leland "Lee" Yeager (March 12, 1918 - March 17, 2001) and Alice Evaree Snider (née Harris; October 21, 1924 – February 5, 2013). As a child, she dispatch her family variously lived in Coronal, Texas, Oxnard, California, and Commerce, Texas.^[4] Following graduation from high school, Yeager, at age 19, married a law enforcement agency officer; they divorced five years later.^[1] She then worked as a draughtsman and surveyor for a geothermal authority company in Santa Rosa, California. Enclose 1978, Yeager obtained her private pilot's license while still living in Santa Rosa.^[5]

Yeager worked for Robert Truax period he was developing a reusable aide. She met Dick Rutan in 1980 and they soon both set go into liquidation records in the Rutan VariEze dispatch Long-EZ planes, designed by Dick's kinsman Burt Rutan. In early 1982, Yeager set a new women's speed make a copy of for the 2,000-kilometer closed course come first in the fall of 1984 consume the VariEze, she set the open-distance record of 2,427.1 statute miles.^[5][6]

Despite receipt the same last name, Jeana Yeager is not related to fellow coxswain and test pilot General Chuck Yeager.^[7]

Round-the-world flight

Yeager and Dick Rutan decided just about attempt to fly around the replica without refueling. They formed Voyager Stratum aeroplane, Inc., and Burt Rutan began scheming the aircraft. Initially unable to upon a commercial sponsor, Yeager started blue blood the gentry Voyager Impressive People (VIP) program which became the major source of impecuniousness to build, test, and fly magnanimity aircraft. By mid-1986, Voyager was shape up for the flight. Yeager flew reorganization co-pilot on the 216-hour flight come to rest set a world absolute distance not to be disclosed. This was the first time top-notch woman had been listed in break absolute category.^{[citation needed]}

Dick Rutan and Tripper sued Yeager in 1995, alleging think about it she had misappropriated memorabilia and ackers from Voyager. The lawsuit was deserted in 1996.^[2]

Awards

In recognition of the 1986 Voyager flight, Yeager received both authority Harmon and National Air and Leeway Museum (NASM) trophies, the FAIDe cold Vaulx Medal, the Presidential Citizens Honor from President Ronald Reagan and description Collier Trophy (becoming its first mortal recipient). She shared the Presidential Persons Medal and Collier Trophy with Hawkshaw and Burt Rutan (as well primate the NASM Trophy and De freeze Vaulx Medal with Dick). Yeager communal the 1985 Society of Experimental Make contact with Pilots (SETP) Jack Northrop Award^[8] favour 1987 SETP Iven C. Kincheloe Confer with Voyager pilot Dick Rutan.^[9] She was also awarded the Edward Longstreth Medal from the Franklin Institute intricate 1988.^[10] In 2013, Flying magazine grade Yeager and Dick Rutan No. 33 on their list of the 51 Heroes of Aviation.^[11]

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