FOSSETT SETS NEW RECORD AFTER DECLARING EMERGENCY

An emergency landing with just minutes to spare on battery power following an electrical generator failure capped the longest flight in aviation history by Steve Fossett piloting the Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer. Fossett established a new nonstop unrefueled distance record of 26,389.3 miles, breaking...

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