09 August 2008

Round-the-World Helicopter

An excellent use of technology - a round-the-world speed record attempt is currently under way and you can follow them LIVE on the web, including the speed they are flying. Took off from Virginia USA on Thursday, landing on West coast of Greenland. Friday took them on through Iceland, Faroe Islands to the south of the UK. Saturday they flew on to Germany where they currently are, thanks to satellite tracking on their website. Good luck Scott and Steve - hope you smash that record! Can they top the 169.2 knots they managed earlier (that's about 195mph, pretty amazing for a helicopter)?