Flight-Distance Record May Be Hard to Beat
Aviation adventurer Steve Fossett says he isn't sure he'll succeed in his quest to break the 20-year-old record for the longest flight. First, there's the combustible danger of taking off with thousands of pounds of fuel attached to a very light aircraft. Then there's the unpredictability of weather and worries about running out of fuel.
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