he just touched down, the first nonstop, around the world flight, with out refueling.

How long did it take him?

Nick

over 72 hours, he took off sunday i think.

My dad was able to spot his plane from the air, on his flight to SFO. It happened right near CHicago, he said. Cool stuff!

what was he flying??

My dad was on an Airbus A321. The guy is on some fucked up, long-range hybrid, carrying something like 20k gallons of fuel.

well, I meant that guy not your dad lol

its all carbon, he had over 20k lbs of fuel, and his plane has officialy been classified as the most efficient jet in the world.

Stephen

someone post a pic of it plz

"The Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer took off from the Salina Municipal Airport this evening at about 6:47 CST. The Salina Airport was chosen for its central location, and the fact that it is one of the few air strips long enough for the flyer to take off successfully. The trip around the world is expected to take about 80 hours, with speeds averaging 285 mph."

It needed something like mile and a half of runway to get airborne.

http://www.virginatlanticglobalflyer.com/images/wall_2_main_tcm206-4378.jpg

This is all i could find

rear veiw

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/stephen_westervelt/2.jpg

front veiw

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v714/stephen_westervelt/1.jpg

Stephen

wtf?? lol

weird yet awesome feat of engineering

chris, that pic you found is kick ass!

Thanks, I am a visual whore!

really no need to go more than halfway across the world....

anymore than half and you can just face the other way.

If it was so light why did it take so long to take off? Pussy ass motor?

Nick

20,000 lbs of fuel...

because that engine is the most efficient at low speeds. With out tail winds he was doing 350mph, but he had a 100 mph tailwind.