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Would you fly around the world with him?
U.K. man says he plans to make the first round-the-world trip in a customized rotorcraft known as an autogyro.
Norman Surplus says he hopes to kick off his 27,000 mile circumnavigation from the seaside town of Larne in Northern Ireland.
The Switzerland-based World Air Sports Federation says it has no record of anyone flying around the world in an autogyro, a helicopter-like craft equipped with a rotor and a propeller.
On Thursday, Surplus showed off his small yellow, open cockpit craft before the trip, which is expected to take him through 26 countries, including France, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Myanmar, Taiwan, Japan, the United States and Canada.
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That is cool that he would want to fly around the states he named, but in that little helicopter. I want to ride in that little helicopter. If i could buy it, I would fly all around.
I think it would be really fun to fly around the world in a small little air craft like that. It is customized to his likings, so he must really like it. I wish I could go with him. i have never flown in an airplane before, so I would like the experience. I would do it to accomplish the first person to circumnavigate the globe in a plane.
I think this guy is crazy flying in that little helicopter. That may be fun though because flying in one of those things you would see more than a lot of things people may not of seen ever before. I wonder how many of gallons of fuel this will take him? In my opinion this probably cost thousands of dollars because of gas,food,clothes, and other things to survive. I wonder what his family feels about this, they are probably worried in my opinion.
I think he is crazy to do this he probably has a one out of ten thousand chance of even making it across the Atlantic ocean. I mean he is not taking a clear look at things, first that flying machiene is so small and probably doesn't hold enough gas. What if a storm occurs and even though if he makes it across the Atlantic he probably won't make it across the Pacific to me. Doesn't he have a family? Well he is probably thinking about the fame and fortune but not the possibilities.
I think it would be very neat to ride around the world in this type of craft. However, i would need to know if we were making pit stops, how much food would be brought, and how long it would take.
I wonder how that small airplane has enough power to fly arond the world or if it goes down to get gas .Then again that is a pretty exotic looking .