Jeana Yeager (born May 18, 1952 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA) is an aviatrix. She is most famous for co-piloting a non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world in the Rutan Voyager aircraft from 14 to 23 December 1986. The flight took 9 days, 3 minutes, and 44 seconds and covered 24,986 miles (40,211 km), more than doubling the old distance record set by a Boeing B-52 bomber in 1962. In recognition of this achievement, she received the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Reagan (1986), the Harmon Trophy, the FAI De la Vaulx Medal, and is the first woman to have received the Collier Trophy. She also received Edward Longstreth Medal from the Franklin Institute in 1988.
Jeana is not related to Charles "Chuck" Yeager, the famous test pilot.
Read more about Jeana Yeager: Early Life, Association With The Rutans, After The "Round The World" Flight