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Postby mark_av » Mon Feb 28, 2005 12:24 pm

Didn't know if anyone else had posted this, but I just noticed that you can "join" Steve Fossett in his non-stop attempt around the world.
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Re: Global Flyer

Postby beefhole » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:26 pm

He's going to make it on 18,000 lbs of fuel?

HOLY SH*T! :o

What's he going to do, glide half the way? :P
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Re: Global Flyer

Postby legoalex2000 » Mon Feb 28, 2005 8:51 pm

nah, he'll go around the world, at the north pole ;D :P
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Re: Global Flyer

Postby Jared » Mon Feb 28, 2005 9:20 pm

thanks for the heads up d/ling now..:-)
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Re: Global Flyer

Postby The Ruptured Duck » Mon Feb 28, 2005 10:40 pm

hEY thats in Kansas!

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Re: Global Flyer

Postby ozzy72 » Tue Mar 01, 2005 7:14 am

He'll be using the same high altitude winds (jet stream) the long distance balloonists use.
I hope he makes it, that would be incredible!
And the route isn't polar, its Newfoundland, then across the ocean and to north Africa and the Middle East before passing over Pakistan and India and onwards until it re-enters US airspace over Los Angeles, landing, if things go smoothly, back where it started in Salina.
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Re: Global Flyer

Postby C » Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:23 pm

He's going to make it on 18,000 lbs of fuel?

HOLY SH*T! :o

What's he going to do, glide half the way? :P


The aeroplane only weighs about 3000lbs. 83% of the take off weight was fuel - and he only has one little jet engine to burn it... :)
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Re: Global Flyer

Postby Woodlouse2002 » Tue Mar 01, 2005 2:39 pm

They got an FS model of the plane on that site. How thoughtful of them. ;D
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Re: Global Flyer

Postby jordonj » Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:02 pm

I thought he already made the trip.
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Re: Global Flyer

Postby C » Tue Mar 01, 2005 3:04 pm

They got an FS model of the plane on that site. How thoughtful of them. ;D


Seems realistic too - takes bloomin' ages to take off, climbs like a vat (full) of marmalade, and is good for straight lines (and not much else)... ;D
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Re: Global Flyer

Postby Mobius » Wed Mar 02, 2005 11:38 am

He already made the trip in a balloon.  This is the first non-stop solo flight around the world.
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