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Round the World Flight Set for Monday

Posted by Zonk on from the where-he-stops-nobody-knows dept.

An anonymous reader writes "LiveScience is now reporting that Burt Rutan's GlobalFlyer is set for Monday takeoff. The plane, piloted by Steve Fossett, has been grounded since January by weather. The mission: the first solo, nonstop circumnavigation of the globe via jet powered craft without refueling." Commentary also available from the BBC.

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  1. Good Luck! by Kid+Zero · · Score: 5, Funny

    I hope what goes around comes around. :)

  2. Other notable Circumnavigation attempts: by GillBates0 · · Score: 5, Informative
    available in this Wikipedia article.

    The first successful nonstop, nonrefueling flight was made by Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager in their Scaled Composites Model 76 Voyager back in 1986. That one wasn't solo though.

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  3. Frequent Flyer Miles by Bender0x7D1 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hopefully he gets some frequent flyer miles for this trip. It would be great if he could go back to the places he flew over and actually visit them.

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