I helped him out of the airplane and saw on his face the achievement he just made. His long-time friend Tim Cole remembers working on this project: "He asked me to help out I was fortunate to be with him on most of his flights and attempts. The challenge this solo flight meant for a human body was great, and required careful preparation and organisation in terms of sleep and food management. It was also, and in good part, about physical and mental resistance. It was a turbofan-powered airplane, which made Fossett’s flight last only 2 days and 17hours - a short trip compared to the nine days needed by Voyager to achieve the same flight.īut this flight was not only about technology. However, the differences between these two flights were substantial: Global Flyer was a single-seater, in contrast to Voyager which was designed for a crew of two. The plane was built by Rutan’s Scaled Composites, the same company that constructed Voyager, the first aircraft to fly around the world unrefuelled in 1986. Circling the globe in two daysĪmong the long list of Steve Fossett’s exploits, there is a particularly striking one whose anniversary celebrate today: on 3 March 2005, he became the first man to fly solo around the world, unrefuelled.ĭeparting from and arriving back in Salina, Kansas, USA, the American pilot circled the earth on board the Virgin Atlantic “Global Flyer” aircraft. These figures are unequalled, and they are all the more impressive given that they are linked to achievements in four different air sports, namely Ballooning, Airships, Gliding and General Aviation.
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With whom else than Steve Fossett could we open our series of world record celebrations? From 1995 to 2007, the FAI ratified 93 of his performances, which makes him the holder of the largest number of world records.
Amateur-Built and Experimental Aircraft (CIACA).Amateur Built and Experimental Aircraft.
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