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Mythrilfan
Joined: 17 Jan 2005
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Location: Tallinn, Estonia -EETN-
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:33 pm Post subject: Way to go the Fossett-Branson team! |
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Any time now... Steve's gonna tahe her down and then it'll be official. The first One-man non-stop flight around the Earth!!! Is that cool or what. It kicks ass!
http://www.lindbergh-aviation.de/Bilder/Global-Flyer_557.jpg
http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/images/ChasePlaneIntercept_4_Bigger_tcm206-5045.jpg
and also if you are lucky(the site's hugely popular of course!), check the official site itself: http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com
the team
http://www.ukorbis.org/data/1/rec_imgs/455_SRB%20and%20GF5.jpg |
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Mythrilfan
Joined: 17 Jan 2005
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Location: Tallinn, Estonia -EETN-
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| Landed exactly 6 minutes ago... anyone else exited besides me? |
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Max
Joined: 10 Dec 2004
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Location: LQSA
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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Didnt even know anything about tha flight around the world :oops: but the flyer looks like a design of Burt Rutan.
The round windows and the light weight looking thin fuselage...I am 99% certain it is his aircraft. |
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Dave
Joined: 10 Oct 2004
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:14 pm Post subject: |
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| The whole Virgin publicity and Richard Branson shaking the man's hand makes me sick. I only just returned from holiday so this is all a huge exciting shock for me! I must look at that site. |
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Commander Cool
Joined: 16 Mar 2004
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Location: Glasgow, Scotland(EGPF)
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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Actually am pretty sure that those two were business partners or something at some time so dont be *beep* anti-capitalist!
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Exxman
Joined: 25 Mar 2004
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Location: Right here...see me?
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| Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2005 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Another aviation milestone...keep em coming...
Exxman |
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groundsquirrel
Joined: 10 Mar 2004
Posts: 3685
Location: Navarre,Florida-USA (KVPS,KHRT,KPNS)
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| Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2005 2:35 am Post subject: I know I'm pleased. |
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| Well, there arent too many firsts in my lifetime, but the most significant ones technologically are sweet memories for my future retirement. First man on the moon, first land vehicle to break sound barrier, and now this....I feel good. |
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