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Global Flyer Part 2

Posted by samzenpus on from the never-coming-down dept.

nsasch writes "The Global Flyer just wasn't enough for Steve Fossett. He's going again, this time to make the world's longest (in length) flight, ever. He is currently over the Atlantic ocean and can be tracked online. He will be flying for 3 days with 18000 pounds of fuel (~8164 kilograms). More information, tracking, Microsoft Flight Simulator models, and background images are available from Virgin Atlantic."

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  1. Re:At least someone . . by mnemonic_ · · Score: 4, Funny

    Yep, just wait, with longer wings we could build an aircraft that can fly to Mars. That's all it takes.

  2. Re:Him again? by aliscool · · Score: 5, Funny

    He's going to be a Billionaire that smears himself cross a half acre of land somewhere if he keeps this stuff up.

  3. Re:How do they define "longest flight"? by kfg · · Score: 5, Funny

    "orbit" is when you're on a ballistic trajectory that doesn't intersect the earth.

    Or, to rephrase slightly, orbit is when you throw yourself at the ground and miss.

    KFG

  4. Re:What about efficient use of our resources? by NormalVisual · · Score: 2, Funny

    Show me any car, hybrid or otherwise, that gets 12 mpg while maintaining 425 mph. :-)

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  5. Re:Him again? by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 3, Funny

    >>Fossett... a turn off.

    Fossett? Yeah, it's a turn off. The guy's a slow leak. Kind of a drip really. All wet. And his sucesses aren't consistant; really he runs hot and cold. Some say he's washed up, but that's sinking really low.

    Oh, Fossett? I thought you said Faucet. Nevermind.