Talk:Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer

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December 12, 2004	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
February 19, 2006	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
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A better picture of the actual plane is needed. The current picture does a poor job of showing what the actual plane looks like. --206.127.177.59 18:35, 4 Mar 2005 (UTC) This is the first aircraft using only one jet engine to propel the plane around the world. - I thought it was the first jet-powered plane full-stop to fly around the world non-stop? Dan100 23:11, Mar 5, 2005 (UTC) You're right. It is/was. Poleydee

Dan100 and Polyedee are wrong. A B-52 has flown around the world non-stop. The distinctions of the VAGF are that it did it un-refueled, and it did it solo. Also, I dispute the sentence "The GlobalFlyer is the first aircraft designed for an uninterrupted circumnavigation of the globe and unusually, has just a single jet engine" - it is NOT the first aircraft designed for an uninterrupted circumnavigation of the globe - the Voyageur has the distinction. - Paul Tomblin

[edit] Designed by Burt Rutan or Scaled Composites?

I don't think Rutan did it all by his lonesome. --Gbleem 12:53, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

The answer is "yes". Burt is essentially the head honcho and lead designer at Scaled. It can be considered both a Burt Rutan and a Scaled design. Akradecki 14:37, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Which way did they fly?

I'm currently doing research on possibly building a solar aircraft to circumnavigate the globe, can anyone tell me which way they flew? Thanks, Eddygazilion 14:40, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Go east, young man! Akradecki 15:06, 5 December 2006 (UTC)

Thanks Eddygazilion 01:54, 6 December 2006 (UTC)

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