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Global Flyer

Posted:
Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:25 pm
by jordonj
Looks like the Global Flyer just touched down in Kansas...
Re: Global Flyer

Posted:
Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:49 pm
by The Ruptured Duck
YAY KANSAS!
Re: Global Flyer

Posted:
Thu Mar 03, 2005 4:58 pm
by ATI_7500
Imagine you've just set a new world record - and no one cares.

Re: Global Flyer

Posted:
Thu Mar 03, 2005 5:42 pm
by TacitBlue
Imagine you've just set a new world record - and no one cares.

I dosnt look like anyone cares. noone seemed to care about spaceship one either. I was amazed by it, and told one of my freinds. He was so disinterested that he changed the subject before I finished my sentance. I think that noone cares, because it dosnt have to do with cars, cloths or the latest celebrity scandal. Its sad really.
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Posted:
Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:41 pm
by Scorpiоn
It was sad when Leno was preaching to the audience about how momentous Space Ship 1 was. Not theat he changed their minds tho'.

This caught me unawares as well. Thankfully SBC does a decent job with good news.

Re: Global Flyer

Posted:
Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:42 pm
by TacitBlue
I just found this on MSN.com at the bottom of a completely unrelated story (scroll down to this:
Re: Global Flyer

Posted:
Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:22 pm
by beaky
I'm a little embarassed that I haven't been following this very closely. Glad he licked that fuel problem, though- way to go!!!

Re: Global Flyer

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Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:19 pm
by legoalex2000
well, he did it, made history.
i particulary did not like the FS version, something wrong with the elevators.
and the vc view, not exactly something i would fly in real life.
Re: Global Flyer

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Thu Mar 03, 2005 10:55 pm
by Ben_M_K
I did'nt even know to much about this until recently. I think its' really sad. I don't know where aviation is headed, but I'm a bit scared to find out. I wish the media would have hyped this up more.
Congrats Steve!!!!!!!

Re: Global Flyer

Posted:
Fri Mar 04, 2005 3:00 am
by raz
It's really sad that this has been so quiet. I guess that the media is only supposed to print bad news today. I wonder if this is how the world reacted to the Wright Brothers accomplishment. Foz, Hagar; can you two enlighten me?

Re: Global Flyer

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Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:46 am
by ozzy72
A truely incredible feat of engineering and human endurance and courage. Hooray for Steve!!!
Re: Global Flyer

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Fri Mar 04, 2005 11:12 am
by Hagar
[quote]It's really sad that this has been so quiet.
Re: Global Flyer

Posted:
Sun Mar 06, 2005 10:27 am
by spiritflyer
Nuts I wanted to do that ;D
Re: Global Flyer

Posted:
Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:05 am
by Woodlouse2002
Tis funny. It was one of the main features on the Channel 4 news when he did it. Though having said that, he didn't get nearly as much hype as Ellen Macarthur did after her round the world trip. But then, Fosset's trip was nothing in comparison.
Re: Global Flyer

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Sun Mar 06, 2005 11:55 am
by Fozzer
Tis funny. It was one of the main features on the Channel 4 news when he did it. Though having said that, he didn't get nearly as much hype as Ellen Macarthur did after her round the world trip. But then, Fosset's trip was nothing in comparison.
Fozzers trip from his house to Sainsbury's Super Store on his bike each day, is always mentioned on Channel 4 News...

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