Voyager cruising
NZPA-Reuter Mojave, California The experimental aircraft Voyager has completed more than twothirds of an unprecedented attempt to circle the Earth without refuelling, and is now flying over the Atlantic pushed by tailwinds. The pilots, Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager, who were bruised by turbulent weather during the African crossing on Saturday, were described yesterday as extremely tired but resting and enjoying themselves in their seventh day aloft in Voyager’s cramped cockpit More than 144 hours after a rough take-off from the California desert, the odd-looking
plane was midway between Africa and South America, and averaging speeds of about 225 km/h because of steady tailwinds. A Voyager spokesman, Lee Herron, said the plane had more than enough fuel to complete the historic flight, adding that it should still touch down at Edwards Air Force Base on Wednesday. Depending on the weather,: Voyager could land as -much as a day earlier than had been expected. If the 44,000 km journey succeeds, it will be the first non-stop flight around the world without refuelling — more than doubling the previous distance record.
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Press, 22 December 1986, Page 12
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