Steve Fossett
Steve Fossett
James Stephen "Steve" Fossettwas an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon. He made his fortune in the financial services industry and was best known for many world records, including five nonstop circumnavigations of the Earth: as a long-distance solo balloonist, as a sailor, and as a solo flight fixed-wing aircraft pilot...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAviator
Date of Birth22 April 1944
CountryUnited States of America
In the middle of the night we decided it was a hopeless situation,
I didn't read any books. I didn't get bored,
I'm feeling good, healthy, but with the usual concern,
If he won, it would have been a $3 million prize, which he was going to contribute to his charities.
If I have engine trouble, there will be no trouble with gliding,
The next launch attempt will be made on the morning of Wednesday the 8th, at between 06:41 and 07:06 local time (11:41 to 12:06 UTC).
Takeoff was a bit scary, to say the least. I had to use most of the runway to get off the ground. This was particularly hairy, as I couldn't have aborted even if I had wanted to.
Takeoff was a bit scary, to say the least.
I want to make this the longest flight by any type of aircraft.
I started mountain climbing with the troop in Southern California when I was 12. I thought I'd do it indefinitely, but then I found other challenges.
So far, I've been able to control descents and climbs to 500 feet per minute. Autopilot cannot keep up. Parachute is on in case of envelope rupture.
So far, I've been able to control descents and climbs to 500 feet per minute, ... Autopilot cannot keep up. Parachute is on in case of envelope rupture.
It will be very close. I'm stretching the limits of the airplane.
The fuel leak is fixed and we believe the worldwide wind pattern is acceptable. I hope to be flying in the morning.