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Trike across atlantic?
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:23 am
by Peg Leg
In the light of Mike and James's trip around the world, I found this VERY intersting story - enjoy!
http://www.microlighting.com/articles/eppo2.html
Re: Trike across atlantic?
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 8:41 am
by Peg Leg
This is the actual story I was after -
December 1991, Nantes, France - Récife, Brasil
Pilot: Guy Delage (FRA)
Aircraft: Special construction trike, Synairgie wing / Rotax 912.
With a 350 litre fuel tank, the trike had a claimed 40 hours endurance. The 2700 Km (1457 Nm) flight across the atlantic from Senegal to the island of Fernando de Noronha (c. 370 Km from Brasil) took 27 hours of which five through the intertropical convergence zone was in extremely difficult and turbulent conditions. La route de Mermoz en ULM.
Here is the translated link from French to English:
http://translate.google.com/translate?h ... %26tl%3Dfr
Re: Trike across atlantic?
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:06 am
by Sukkelaar
Awesome in every way
Regards
Sukkelaar
Re: Trike across atlantic?
Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:50 am
by Wargames
Anybody recognize the type of trike used?? 27h!! I need to start pushing my limits again!!
