New Global Flyer Attempt
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:04 am
thanks for the link.
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Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 10:28 am
I am now.
thanks for the link.
thanks for the link.
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2006 12:44 pm
yawn.
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 12:34 am
this rings a bell. hasn't it been done before or something?
Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 1:50 am
Fossett used the same aircraft to become the first person to solo around the world last year. This time, he's trying for the furthest nonstop flight in aviation history. He took off from Cape Canaveral in Florida, and if all goes well, he'll be landing in southern England, which comes out to about 1.25 times around the world. The previous record was held by some balloonist; for aircraft, the record was set by Voyager.
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 3:38 pm
Yawn is right, last I checked the ISS does this every 90 minutes or so.
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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:18 pm
Come on. Why don't you try flying for over 70 hours straight without a wink of sleep, enduring temperatures around 115 degrees at the start of the flight due to a failed cooling system, having the very real uncertainty of whether or not you have enough fuel to make it across the Atlantic, and having your electrical system fail on you just miles from your final destination? Despite all of that, Steve Fossett managed to pull it off and broke the record for the longest continuous flight in human history. Kudos to him!Topher wrote:Yawn is right, last I checked the ISS does this every 90 minutes or so.
At least some people in this world still have the balls to push the limits and maintain the drive of exploration and adventure that has served our species so well for millennia. That's more than I can say for some of the people in here. 
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 5:55 pm
I'll leave the pushing things with your balls to you, I'm going to stay in the \"let's do practical things that matter\" camp.
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:54 pm
Like what, b!tching at everyone who thinks something is cool that you don't?Topher wrote:I'll leave the pushing things with your balls to you, I'm going to stay in the "let's do practical things that matter" camp.
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Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 9:26 pm
Topher wrote:I'll leave the pushing things with your balls to you...
but really, as a sport, this is more interesting that superbowl. so kudos for new sports! "travel around the world in a plane" - gold medal for USA.
Posted: Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:08 pm
My work here is done.