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Compilation of the record-breaking flight and various test flights, illustrating the first solo, round the world, non stop, and non refuelled flight. The Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer was designed by Burt Rutan and built by Scaled Composites. It was piloted by Steve Fossett who took off from Salina, Kansas on 28th Febraury 2005 for the 67 hour flight. Betweeen February 7, 2006 -- February 11, 2006, Fossett and GlobalFlyer set a record for the longest flight in history: 26,389.3 miles. http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com

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Uploaded: October 13th, 2006 @ 9:52 pm
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Tags: atlantic branson burt fossett globalflyer richard rutan steve virgin

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