Other Aviation Projects
In February 1998, Rutan attempted to repeat the round-the-world feat in a balloon, but failed in that attempt when its fabric helium-filled envelope structure developed tears. In 1997 Dick and Mike Melvill flew around the world in two Rutan Long-EZ aircraft that each had constructed, with some legs of the trip extending over 14 hrs. in length.
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