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Friendship One was a successful attempt at beating the round-the-world air speed record. The flight was conducted from January 29 to January 30 , 1988 . It was operated by a Boeing 747SP owned by United Airlines, N147UA. A charitable foundation, the Friendship Foundation , was established and all money went to children's charities. A ticket on the flight cost $ 5000 and in total the flight raised more than $500,000 for children. A total of 141 passengers were onboard, including Neil Armstrong and Bill Lear 's widow, Moya . The old speed record of 45 hours, 25 minutes, and 55 seconds was set by a Gulfstream III business jet and Friendship One captain Clay Lacy hoped to beat that by at least 6 hours. The flight followed a 23,125 mile route from Seattle to Athens , Taipei , and back to Seattle. It completed the trip in just 36 hours, 54 minutes, 15 seconds. Unfortunately, it was beaten less than a month later by a Gulfsteam IV . It clocked 36 hours, 8 minutes. The flight was sponsored by United Airlines , Boeing , Pratt & Whitney , Volkswagen , and Olympic Airlines . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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