Gulfstream 650ER Sets Record for Global Circumnavigation
One More Orbit team circle the globe in under 47 hours
(FAI) The One More Orbit crew led by Action Aviation chairman Hamish Harding and astronaut Terry Virts has completed its circumnavigation of the world.
The team’s Qatar Executive Gulfstream G650ER aircraft landed at the NASA Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 8.12am on 11 July, after a round trip that took in both the North and South Poles and took 46 hours, 39 minutes and 38 seconds.
If ratified, this time beats the current FAI World Record for speed by any aircraft while circling the world via both Poles. Held by Switzerland’s Aziz Ojjeh, it was set in 2008 on a flight that took 49 hours and 36 minutes, translating into an average ground speed of 822.8km/h. (More)
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Flight Plan displayed on Google Earth shows comprehensive view of polar transitions
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Livestream Video Conference Over Antarctica
One More Orbit is a multinational attempt to break the world record for the fastest circumnavigation of the earth via both poles, in a Qatar Executive Gulfstream G650ER ultra long-range business jet.
