High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! A 1947 Beech Bonanza, the fourth production model, which on March 7 and 8, 1949 was piloted by William Odom from Hawaii to New Jersey. At the time, this flight set a world distance record for single-engine aircraft. Take-off weight of aircraft 3858 Pounds Average Speed 146.3 mph (235.4 km/h) Fuel Carried 288 Gallons Fuel Consumed 272.25 Gallons Total Cost of gas and oil (1949) for flight $75.00.Source: Those Incomparable Bonanzas, Larry Ball 1971 McCormick-Armstrong Co.