REAL TIME UPDATE-- 1245 EST "This is a huge
setback. I have not that high a level of confidence at this
point."
Those words of gloom came from the cockpit of the Virgin Atlantic
Global Flyer Wednesday, as the Burt Rutan-built aircraft apparently
developed a fuel system problem -- one that has forced the pilot to
consider abandoning his attempt at a world record.
On the other side of the uncovered, spindly metal fuselages, a
craftsman hunches over a table. He is assembling wing ribs in a
jig, periodically referring to a drawing. The drawing bears the
signature of a junior engineer and was checked by: A. Fokker.
AirVenture, or as us medium-old-timers call it, "Oshkosh," as if
the place was the name, is going to be a blast this year. Of
course, Aero-News will be there with our mobile news room (do drop
in!) and our usual characters (not to mention the unusual
characters).
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