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Transcript: Analysis: Steve Fossett becomes first person to fly solo around world without stopping or refueling
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- March 3, 2005
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ROBERT SIEGEL, MELISSA BLOCK
All Things Considered (NPR)
03-03-2005
Analysis: Steve Fossett becomes first person to fly solo around world without stopping or refueling
Host: ROBERT SIEGEL, MELISSA BLOCK
Time: 9:00-10:00 PM
ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
This afternoon, in Salina, Kansas, around 1:40 PM local time, a tiny speck appeared in the bright blue sky.
(Soundbite of air traffic chatter)
Mr. STEVE FOSSETT (Pilot, GlobalFlyer): This is GlobalFlyer. One mile final, Runway 1-7.
Unidentified Man: Virgin GlobalFlyer 101, prepare to land, Runway 1-7.
Mr. FOSSETT: Prepare to land, 1-7.
SIEGEL: GlobalFlyer, a three-hulled, white airplane with a wingspan of 114 feet, was coming in to land. It ...