Fossett Has Problems With Flight Over Asia
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From Times Wire Reports
A fuel leak, soaring heat in the cockpit, and weak tail winds jeopardized Steve Fossett’s quest to break aviation’s distance record as he flew over Asia in his lightweight experimental plane.
Fossett’s team had calculated that he would have 500 to 1,000 pounds of fuel left when he reached London at the end of the 3 1/2 -day trip, but the loss of 750 pounds of fuel to a leak during takeoff at the Kennedy Space Center on Wednesday left no margin for error, the team said on Day 2 of the voyage.
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