Long Flight
Two U.S. pilots took off Aug. 7 to try to set a new speed record for an around-the-world helicopter flight. Scott Kasprowicz, former chief executive of Texel Corp., and Steve Sheik want to land their Italian-built AgustaWestland Grand AW109S after traversing 20,046 naut. mi. and making 65 fuel stops...
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