'Round The World Gyro Expedition Underway
Expedition Global Eagle came about from an idea Barry Jones had
back in 2002: It was nothing less than to become the first person
to fly around the world in an autogyro, the final class of powered
aircraft yet to achieve the feat. He approached his Commanding
Officer at 9 Regiment Army Air Corps and asked permission to set up
the expedition. Permission was granted for him to look into the
possibilities of such a trip, which he set about doing.
Here's the first in a series of articles from Barry's newsletter,
describing the launch and success to date of the Global Eagle.