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Frst Solo, Non-stop Round the World Airplane Flight
Keep your fingers crossed: http://www.fossettchallenge.com/ Fossett takes to the skies on the first solo, non-stop round the world airplane flight 18:45 Central Standard Time, 28 February 2005 - Salina, Kansas, USA: At around 6:45 pm local time this evening (00:45 GMT, 1 March) record-setting pilot Steve Fossett (USA, b. 1944) powered down the 12,000' runway here at Salina Municipal Airport and took off - targeting the first ever solo, non-stop round the world airplane flight. ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/ Mission Status: 15:07UTC at Mission Control. Elapsed Journey time: 14 hours 20 minutes. Distance covered approximately 44,00 nautical miles. Steve is now flying at 44,866ft, and still climbing as he has permission to go to 47,000 ft. Now in Moroccan airspace he expects to intercept with the chase plane very shortly. In his last call with the press he said, 'At this time everything is going very well, I'm very happy with the stiuation [sic] and I think we've got a good chance.' Steve is currently traveling at 340 knots/ 390 mph (ground speed). ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2005/...in676862.shtml Around The World In 66 Hours ... He will be powered by a single jet engine, 18,000 pounds of fuel and diet milkshakes. ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.guardian.co.uk/globalflye...427755,00.html Round-the-world record bid under way Jane Perrone Tuesday March 1, 2005 GlobalFlyer, piloted by Steve Fossett, takes off. Photo: David Eulitt/AP Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett's GlobalFlyer plane took off into the clear Kansas skies today, setting in motion a world record bid described by his backer and friend Sir Richard Branson as the last great aviation record - flying nonstop and solo around the world. GlobalFlyer's 19,863 nautical mile, 285mph white knuckle ride began at an airfield in the city of Salina, Kansas as Fossett folded himself into his 7ft cockpit - home for the next 80 hours - at 6.30pm local time (0030GMT). He spent 15 minutes making last-minute checks before the fragile-looking aircraft powered along the 12,300ft runway, accelerating to a speed of 140mph before lifting off at exactly 6.47pm and 10 seconds in front of the assembled press corps and an estimated 8,000 onlookers. ... |
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Keep your fingers crossed:
http://www.fossettchallenge.com/ Fossett takes to the skies on the first solo, non-stop round the world airplane flight Humbug. Although he may set a distance record, Fossett is most assuredly NOT flying "around the world." The world is a sphere, not a dome. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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"Jay Honeck" wrote in message news:ETjVd.82778$tl3.5372@attbi_s02... Keep your fingers crossed: http://www.fossettchallenge.com/ Fossett takes to the skies on the first solo, non-stop round the world airplane flight Humbug. Although he may set a distance record, Fossett is most assuredly NOT flying "around the world." The world is a sphere, not a dome. True. But there ARE rules that define "around the world" for such things: To qualify for recognition by the FAI, the route must "cross all meridians, and be at least 36,787.559 kilometres (around 23,000 miles) which is equal in length to the Tropic of Cancer." http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer...empt/index.jsp |
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"Larry Dighera" wrote: Keep your fingers crossed: I'm trying to keep from yawning. -- Dan C-172RG at BFM |
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On Wed, 2 Mar 2005 12:34:07 -0600, "Dan Luke" wrote
in :: "Larry Dighera" wrote: Keep your fingers crossed: I'm trying to keep from yawning. I'll bet Steve is wide awake despite being 43 hours and 16 minutes into the solo flight: http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/ It appears that he lost 2,600 pounds of fuel, and is unsure if he can make it beyond Hawaii. Aren't you on the edge of your seat to know if he's going to successfully complete the round the world flight? I'll bet Mr. Rutan is. |
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I'm trying to keep from yawning.
Aren't you on the edge of your seat to know if he's going to successfully complete the round the world flight? I'll bet Mr. Rutan is. From what I've read, that plane could complete the trip with or without Mr Fossett. Heck, he might even get to sleep on the flight. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 00:00:01 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote in 5ssVd.85512$4q6.62957@attbi_s01:: From what I've read, that plane could complete the trip with or without Mr Fossett. Is that plane able to accomplish that without the requisite fuel? |
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There's nothing like the feeling of success and accomplishment: http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer...ws/Landing.jsp Mission Status: 19:48:56UTC - 13:48:56 local time - Steve has just touched down at Salina after successfully completing the fastest, non-stop, non-refuelled flight around the world. This warm and bright day in Salina, Kansas will go down in history as the day that Steve Fossett set a great aviation world record for speed around the world solo, non-stop and non-refueled. After 67 hours and 1 minute of grueling sleep deprivation and 12 unappealing diet milkshakes, Steve finally touched down in front of an excited crowd of public and press at Salina Municipal Airport at 19:48:56UTC, despite having some very worrying problems earlier in the flight. At the start of ... |
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