James Stephen Fossett (April 22, 1944 – September 3, 2007) was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the...
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designed and built by Donald Cameron and Tim Cole. In 2002 solo pilot Steve Fossett flew the Spirit of Freedom to become the first successful around-the-world...
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(registered N277SF) is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan in which Steve Fossett first flew a solo nonstop airplane flight around the world in slightly...
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Scaled Composites White Knight Two (redirect from VSS Spirit of Steve Fossett)
second was expected to be named VMS Spirit of Steve Fossett after Branson's close friend Steve Fossett, who died in an aircraft accident in 2007. As of...
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people Steve Fonyo (1965–2022), Canadian runner Steve Forbert (born 1954), American musician Steve Forrest (born 1986), American musician Steve Fossett (1944–2007)...
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John Francis Fossett (1922–2004), English clown Steve Fossett (1944–2007), American businessman, aviator, sailor, and adventurer 24654 Fossett, Mars-crossing...
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fellow adventurer Steve Fossett in September 2007; the following month he wrote an article for Time magazine, titled "My Friend, Steve Fossett". In the late...
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FAI. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 28 June 2018. Michel, Christian. "Steve Fossett breaks airship speed record with Zeppelin NT". Modern Airships. Retrieved...
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aircraft. Fossett's sole source of aid was a control center in Brookings Hall of Washington University in St. Louis. In 2005, Steve Fossett, flying a...
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Pole). This feat has since been accomplished only one other time, by Steve Fossett in the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer (also designed by Rutan). For the...
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(gliders) designed to fly at extremely high altitudes. On 29 August 2006 Steve Fossett and Einar Enevoldson, the pilots of Perlan Mission I, broke the existing...
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(1088 km/h). Breedlove sold the Spirit of America Formula Shell LSRV to Steve Fossett, holder of many sailing, ballooning and other aviation records, and...
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21 February 1995 in Leader, Saskatchewan, flying a Cameron Roziere, Steve Fossett became the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean...
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Sully Sullenberger, and air, sea and land adventurer, Steve Fossett. On Labor Day, 2007, Fossett took off from the Flying M Ranch and never returned, perishing...
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central wing. Two aircraft were planned – VMS Eve and VMS Spirit of Steve Fossett. On May 22, 2021 Mothership Eve was used to carry VSS Unity to a launch...
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solo non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world with adventurer Steve Fossett as pilot. Reducing weight was critical to the design, and Rutan is quoted...
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and 47 minutes. First solo non-stop balloon flight around the Earth: Steve Fossett, in the Spirit of Freedom, circumnavigated the globe between June 19...
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on 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2020-08-15. Fossett sets record for longest nonstop flight February 11, 2006 "Fossett sets solo flight record" Archived November...
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15,460 m (50,722 feet) was set near El Calafate on 29 August 2006 by Steve Fossett and Einar Enevoldson in their 'Perlan' high altitude research glider...
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III Vehicles SS2 VSS Enterprise† VSS Unity WK2 VMS Eve VMS Spirit of Steve Fossett B747 Cosmic Girl SS3 VSS Imagine VSS Inspire Spaceports Spaceport America...
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lanyard in the tribal official red, white and blue craftstrip colors. The Steve Fossett Spirit of Adventure Ranch (SOAR) was launched in Summer 2014. The camp...
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often used for gliding. On September 3, 2007, aviator and adventurer Steve Fossett took off alone from the Flying-M Ranch in a Bellanca Super Decathlon...
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construction, and operation. PlayStation was skippered and owned by Steve Fossett. It is owned by and operated by Virgin Oceanic's co-founder Chris Welsh...
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Newsletter No 129 Taipei to Hong Kong". www.sailspeedrecords.com. "Steve Fossett Cheyenne Catamaran and the Jules Verne Trophy Around the World in 58...
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to Join the Search for Steve Fossett". Avweb.com. 8 September 2007. Retrieved 2011-11-28. "Official Mechanical Turk Steve Fossett Results". 2007-09-24....
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Steve Fossett, 2 July 2002, first solo balloon circumnavigation. Matevž Lenarčič; 2004; Circumnavigation with microlight aircraft Pipistrel". Steve Fossett...
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2005, the single-jet GlobalFlyer was flown by billionaire adventurer Steve Fossett on the first solo non-stop, non-refueled flight around the world, and...
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Herald. Steve Friess, 50,000 Volunteers Join Distributed Search For Steve Fossett, Wired News, 11 September 2007 Steve Friess, Online Fossett Searchers...
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Sierra High Route. It is near the fatal 2007 airplane crash site of Steve Fossett (Fossett's plane crashed north of the lake, near the Minaret Mine on Volcanic...
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set by Steve Fossett with Fossett Plaza. The plaza has a memorial, seating area, plaques with the story of the Global Flyer and Steve Fossett, and a viewing...
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