GlobalFlyer achieves longest ever flight despite last-minute power failure.

He almost ran out of runway when taking off in Florida. High over India, turbulence came close to breaking the plane apart. Minutes away from his scheduled landing, a power failure forced an emergency descent. Yet despite these ordeals, aviator Steve Fossett has clocked up another record: the longest ever non-stop flight.

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GlobalFlyer achieves longest ever flight despite last-minute power failure.

He almost ran out of runway when taking off in Florida. High over India, turbulence came close to breaking the plane apart. Minutes away from his scheduled landing, a power failure forced an emergency descent. Yet despite these ordeals, aviator Steve Fossett has clocked up another record: the longest ever non-stop flight.

Read the whole story here.