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03-31-2009, 12:54 PM
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Round the world in an RV
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03-31-2009, 02:32 PM
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Around the world in an RV7
My apologies if this has already been discussed but I just read this article in AOPA's Aviation e-Brief
Couple sets out to fly the world in an experimental aircraft
A German couple took off from a Florida airport yesterday in an RV-7 airplane they built from a kit, starting a trip they hope will take them all around the world over the next three years. Detlef Heun, a longtime pilot, will wed newly minted co-pilot Liliana Tagliamonte in the Bahamas before continuing on to Brazil and Antarctica. The couple says their trip, which they have been planning for five years, is all about new experiences. "It's one thing to jump from one international airport to another, [but we're] landing at the smaller airstrips and spending time in the communities," Heun says. Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) (3/31
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/loc...,1961640.story
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04-01-2009, 04:35 AM
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Can we track them?
Anybody know if they have a travel log website to track them over the next couple of years? Would be a great trip report to have a link to from vansairforce.com
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04-01-2009, 04:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by plehrke
Anybody know if they have a travel log website to track them over the next couple of years? Would be a great trip report to have a link to from vansairforce.com
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Here's their web site:
http://www.flight-around-the-world.org/contact.html
My wife and I have offered to host them during their swing through North Carolina, so we're anxious to track their progress. |
04-01-2009, 08:38 AM
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What a great trip!
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04-01-2009, 10:16 AM
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Did I miss something?
According to the article, they purchased their RV-7 kit from a company in Lakeland. 
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04-01-2009, 10:28 AM
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Other RV Around The World
Not to steal any thunder from this couples trip, but... There has been at least one other around the world flight in an RV.
A gentleman from Watsonville, CA built an RV-8 and did it solo!! As I recall he was in his 70's at the time of the flight and he had just completed building and flying of his phase one before leaving!!
I'm trying to find the link for his website of the trip but no luck yet. Maybe someone from the Watsonville EAA chapter can post the link and more information about.
Truly an amazing accomplishment and total faith in your plane and capabilities.
Best of luck to this couple!! Looks like an interesting route they are taking.
Ted
Last edited by Ted RV8 : 04-01-2009 at 10:30 AM.
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04-01-2009, 10:53 AM
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I was trying to see
How the outboard tank was mountd?..Was this a Tuckney tank (using the existing outboard skin) or a standard tank mounted outboard?
No tip tanks I see.
Frank
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04-01-2009, 11:24 AM
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Pretty aggressive flight path. Landing at the South Pole? I didn't think you could even fly there without written permission from some approving authority.
I wish them the best of luck. I remember reading about two guys who flew around the world in their Long-EZs. They had a bunch of hassles in various parts of the world, MidEast and China in particular.
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04-01-2009, 11:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by f1rocket
I wish them the best of luck. I remember reading about two guys who flew around the world in their Long-EZs. They had a bunch of hassles in various parts of the world, MidEast and China in particular.
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That was Mike Melville and Dick Rutan. (I wonder what happened to those two guys?)
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