Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer
1/72 aircraft scale plastic model kit
Amodel 72189
Manufacturer: Amodel (Ukraine)
Scale: 1/72
Material: Plastic
Paint: Unpainted, Unassembled, Kit do not contain paints and glue.
Condition: New in Box
The Scaled Composites Model 311 Virgin Atlantic GlobalFlyer (registered N277SF) is an aircraft designed by Burt Rutan in which Steve Fossett flew a solo nonstop airplane flight around the world in a time of 67 hours 1 minute from February 28, 2005 until March 3, 2005. The flight speed of 590.7 km/h (342.2 mph) broke the Absolute World Record for the fastest nonstop unrefueled circumnavigation set by the previous Rutan-designed Voyager aircraft at 9 days 3 minutes and an average speed of 186.11 km/h (115.65 mph).
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| GlobalFlyer at the Mojave Spaceport in April 2004 | |
| Role | Long-range aircraft for record attempt |
| Manufacturer | Scaled Composites |
| Designer | Burt Rutan |
| First flight | 2005 |
| Retired | March 17, 2006 |
| Primary user | Steve Fossett |
| Number built | 1 |
- Stock: 2
- Model: AMO72189
- Weight: 0.37lb
- DATE ADDED: 24/02/2014
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