A Learjet 36A will take off from Wichita on April 30 and attempt to fly to the South Pole, the North Pole, and back to Wichita in just three days to raise funds for the restoration of the first Lea… ...

The Learjet 36A that will be flown across the world landed at Stearman Airfield in Benton on April 24. It will depart on April 30 and will return May 3.

Bart Gray, captain of the Learjet 36A, three pilots and an observer, prepare for takeoff from Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport on a record-setting trip to circumvent the globe westbound.