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GlobalFlyer 'Round The World Solo Flight Takes Off

Posted by timothy on from the bon-voyage-and-good-luck dept.

bryanthompson writes "The Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer took off from the Salina Municipal Airport this evening at about 6:47 CST. The Salina Airport was chosen for its central location, and the fact that it is one of the few air strips long enough for the flyer to take off successfully. The trip around the world is expected to take about 80 hours, with speeds averaging 285 mph. The craft was designed for Sir Richard Branson by Burt Rutan of Scaled Composites, who also designed SpaceShipOne." Steve Fossett is piloting the craft, intended (as reader aallan puts it), "to be the first solo non-stop flight around the world without refuelling."

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  1. good editing! by Coneasfast · · Score: -1, Troll

    he Salina Airport was chosen for its central location

    either:
    a) timothy noticed the missing leading 'T', and decided not to do anything about it, or
    b) he didn't notice it.

    either way shows very poor editing skills. i'm almost to the point where i have no respect for slashdot (at least before, i had _some_ respect).

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  2. HEMOS + TIMOTHY + MICHAEL (RIP) SUCK by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    FUCK TIMOTHY - LOUSEY RETARDED EDITOR

    STEP 1) RUN INTERNATIONAL NEWS WEBSITE
    STEP 2) FEATURE 100% ADS FROM MICROSOFT
    STEP 3) MAKE YOUR ASSHAT DIPWAD FRIENDS THE EDITORS
    ???

  3. Re:Bathroom? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I am sorry friends - my daughter washes her privates here!

  4. Details? by NerdConspiracy · · Score: 0, Troll

    Not a lot of details there. What's so special about this plane that allows it to fly for 80 hours without refueling. What kind of engine etc

    Not that I care all that much. Another billionaire trying to get into record books. I had a good laugh every time Richard Branson's baloon crashed, and I'll have a good laugh here too

  5. Huh? by exley · · Score: -1, Troll

    I thought rich, pretentious fucks looking for some sort of personal glory did this kind of stuff in a hot-air balloon, not a jet aircraft.

    Oh, that's because this particular dipshit already has flown around the world in a balloon. My bad.

  6. Re:Please hold your arms away from your body... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    go back to lgf jewlover

  7. Global Pee on Poor People Founder by shubert1966 · · Score: -1, Troll

    What! Mod parent UP UP UP!

    Is Steve Fosset rading this? Puhlease. It's hilarious - a guy that famous peeing in a can like freak, it lends itself to irony and in sublime suggests the man is a freak.

    At least I hope he has a can!

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