Millionaire adventurer Steve Fossett, 61, is set to make aviation history again. Tuesday, if all goes well, he'll taxi the GlobalFlyer down the shuttle runway at Kennedy Space Center to begin what he hopes will be the longest nonstop flight in aviation history. GlobalFlyer's wings will be filled with 18,000 pounds of jet fuel. The airplane's frame will have to bear a load 13 times its own weight
Posted February 06, 2006
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