History - around the world
History - around the world
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Steve Fossett makes history.....and I would think that engineers had a role in it.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,149284,00.html
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,149284,00.html





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http://www.globalflyer.com/
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Just look at what one TV news clip managed to convey:
The engineers lost him all that fuel and have no idea where it went except that it "evaporated". But presumably it made the plane lighter and hence better able to exploit tail winds: I don't think it "evaporated", I think maybe he dumped it but didn't want to tell anyone. Small risk, he could always land early.
No, Richard Bransom's [i]the man[/].
At least, he was the one basking in the limelight on TV. I have no idea why. Did he design it? Pay for it? sponsor it? He certainly had his air time.
Steve Fosset, congratulations! (but did you dump that fuel?)
JMW
www.ViscoAnalyser.com
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Dr Michael F Platten
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Better that it gets done by someone with a thick wallet rather than not get done at all.
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Expensive toys generally require a lot of engineering labor...
Mike Halloran
NOT speaking for
DeAngelo Marine Exhaust Inc.
Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
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corus
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which is the smarter millionaire?
JMW
www.ViscoAnalyser.com
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Branson's ranking
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http://www.thespacereview.com/article/255/1
http://www.scaled.com/