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Fuel Loss May Cut Short GlobalFlyer's Journey

Posted by timothy on from the knock-on-wood dept.

chris mazuc writes "Apparently the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer has lost 2,600 lbs of fuel and might be forced to abort the attempt." According to the article, "Jon Karkow from Scaled Composites was unable to say whether it was due to leakage or evaporation. "We really don't know what it is... It's more than likely a system issue, such as a fuel venting line. It's been very puzzling for us, and we saw it quite early on.".

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  1. Why land it? by NeoGeo64 · · Score: -1, Troll

    When you can just fly it into a building instead? At least his attempt for 15 minutes of fame wouldn't have been in vain. Think of the news coverage. No one would ever forget his name.

  2. Raise your hand by Anonymous+Crowhead · · Score: 1, Troll

    If you are tired of hearing about the latest billionaire's attempt to break some record.