Editing Transatlantic flight (section)

==Notable transatlantic flights of the 21st century==
[[File:Sling 4 Light Sport Aircraft.jpg|right|thumb|The prototype Sling 4 Light Sport Aircraft on arrival at Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa]]
* 2 May 2002: Lindbergh's grandson, [[Erik Lindbergh]], celebrated the 75th anniversary of the pioneering 1927 flight of the ''Spirit of St. Louis'' by duplicating the journey in a single engine, two seat [[Lancair|Lancair Columbia 200]]. The younger Lindbergh's solo flight from [[Republic Airport]] on [[Long Island]], to [[Le Bourget Airport]] in Paris was completed in 17 hours and 7 minutes, or just a little more than half the time of his grandfather's 33.5-hour original flight.<ref>Silverman, Steven M. [http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,623920,00.html "Another Lucky Lindy Lands in Paris."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016181621/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,623920,00.html |date=16 October 2012 }} ''People,'' 3 May 2002. Retrieved: 22 January 2011.</ref>
* 22–23 September 2011: Mike Blyth and Jean d'Assonville flew a Sling 4 prototype [[Light Sport Aircraft]], registration ZU-TAF, non-stop from [[Cabo Frio International Airport]], [[Brazil]] to [[Cape Town International Airport]], [[South Africa]], a distance of 6,222&nbsp;km, in 27 hours. The crew set course for co-ordinates 34°S 31°W to take advantage of the westerly winds and at the turning point proceeded in an easterly direction, roughly following the 35°S parallel. This took them within 140&nbsp;km north of the most remote inhabited island in the world, [[Tristan da Cunha]]. The Cabo Frio/Cape Town leg was part of an around the world flight.<ref>[http://www.airplanefactory.co.za/default.asp "Welcome to The Airplane Factory in Johannesburg, South Africa."] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925182551/http://www.airplanefactory.co.za/default.asp |date=25 September 2011 }} ''Airplanefactory.co.za.'' Retrieved: 23 September 2011.</ref>