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Worst use of the word "biplane" in an aviation article?

Definitely.

I saw the title and immediately thought: Oh, wow! Somebody set a new continuous flight record (since the old one was in a 172, decidedly _not_ a biplane).

AFAIK the 172 in question is still on display in the baggage claim area at McCarran Internation in Las Vegas.

It's not a biplane, is it? I only see one wing.

Edit: It's a Cessna 172, and for sure, not a biplane.

Confused why they thought a Cessna 172 was a biplane. Its even in the title of the article.

One thing for sure it shows the durability of the Cessna planes. Testament to that design and construction.

AOPA has a much better article about this flight: https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2008/march/01/e...

They also know better than to call it a biplane ha

Shame they didn't include pictures though. The one with the car racing along for food/fuel was pretty awesome.

Here I thought 15 hours straight from New Delhi to Newark was bad. 64 days is just not even believable it's so insane.

The Longest Continuous Flight in History – 64 Days in a Tiny Biplane